In this introductory book Dr Giblin describes methods that have been developed for testing the primality of numbers, provides Pascal programs for their implementation, and gives applications to coding. Num Pages: 252 pages, 12 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PBF; PBH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380. . 1993. Illustrated. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Primes and Programming: An Introduction to Number Theory with Computing
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 1993
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0521409888
ISBN 13: 9780521409889
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

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Peter Giblin describes, in the context of an introduction to the theory of numbers, some of the more elementary methods for factorization and primality testing; that is, methods independent of a knowledge of other areas of mathematics. Indeed everything is developed from scratch so the mathematical prerequisites are minimal. An essential feature of the book is the large number of computer programs (written in Pascal) and a wealth of computational exercises and projects, in addition to more usual theory exercises. The theoretical development includes continued fractions and quadratic residues, directed always towards the two fundamental problems of primality testing and factorization. There is time, all the same, to include a number of topics and projects of a purely "recreational" nature.

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In this book, Peter Giblin describes, in the context of an introduction to the theory of numbers, some of the more elementary methods for factorization and primality testing; that is, methods independent of a knowledge of other areas of mathematics. Indeed everything is developed from scratch so the mathematical prerequisites are minimal.

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