A Friendly Introduction to Number Theory. Second [2nd] Edition

Silverman, Joseph H.

ISBN 10: 0130309540 / ISBN 13: 9780130309549

Published by Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River NJ, 1997

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Title: A Friendly Introduction to Number Theory. ...

Publisher: Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River NJ

Publication Date: 1997

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: 5th ptg thus.

Book Type: Book

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Synopsis:

This introductory text is designed to entice non-math focused individuals into learning some mathematics, while teaching them to think mathematically. Starting with nothing more than basic high school algebra, the reader is gradually led from basic algebra to the point of actively performing mathematical research while getting a glimpse of current mathematical frontiers. The writing style is informal and includes many numerical examples, which are analyzed for patterns and used to make conjectures. The emphasis is on the methods used for proving theorems rather than on specific results. Pythagorean Triples, Linear Equations and the Greatest Common Divisor, Factorization and the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic, Congruences, Mersenne Primes, Squares Modulo p, Quadratic Reciprocity, Pell's Equation, Diophantine Approximation, Irrational Numbers and Transcendental Numbers, Sums of Powers, Binomial Coefficients and Pascal's Triangle, Elliptic Curves and Fermat's Last Theorem. For individuals with limited math experience who are interested in number theory.

From the Publisher:

This is an introductory undergraduate text designed to entice non-math majors into learning some mathematics, while teaching them to think mathematically at the same time. Starting with nothing more than basic high school algebra, the reader is gradu ally led from basic algebra to the point of actively performing mathematical research while getting a glimpse of current mathematical frontiers. The writing style is informal and includes many numerical examples which are analyzed for patterns and us ed to make conjectures. The emphasis is on the methods used for proving theorems rather than on specific results.