Fundamentals of Number Theory
LeVeque, William J.
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Add to basketSold by Alien Bindings, BALTIMORE, MD, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller since April 3, 2019
Condition: Used - Very good
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketVG condition. The covers look great except for a couple of creased corners. There is a faint crease along the spine. The binding is tight. Stamp marked out on title page. Interior pages are clean and unmarked. Small scuff on front flyleaf. USPS electronic tracking number issued free of charge.
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This excellent textbook introduces the basics of number theory, incorporating the language of abstract algebra. A knowledge of such algebraic concepts as group, ring, field, and domain is not assumed, however; all terms are defined and examples are given — making the book self-contained in this respect.
The author begins with an introductory chapter on number theory and its early history. Subsequent chapters deal with unique factorization and the GCD, quadratic residues, number-theoretic functions and the distribution of primes, sums of squares, quadratic equations and quadratic fields, diophantine approximation, and more. Included are discussions of topics not always found in introductory texts: factorization and primality of large integers, p-adic numbers, algebraic number fields, Brun's theorem on twin primes, and the transcendence of e, to mention a few.
Readers will find a substantial number of well-chosen problems, along with many notes and bibliographical references selected for readability and relevance. Five helpful appendixes — containing such study aids as a factor table, computer-plotted graphs, a table of indices, the Greek alphabet, and a list of symbols — and a bibliography round out this well-written text, which is directed toward undergraduate majors and beginning graduate students in mathematics. No post-calculus prerequisite is assumed. 1977 edition.
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