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OverviewThis textbook is intended to serve as a one-semester introductory course in number theory and in this second edition it has been revised throughout and many new exercises have been added. Historical perspective is included and emphasis is given to some of the subject's applied aspects; in particular the field of cryptography is highlighted. At the heart of the book are the major number theoretic accomplishments of Euclid, Fermat, Gauss, Legendre, and Euler, and to fully illustrate the properties of numbers and concepts developed in the text, a wealth of exercises have been included. It is assumed that the reader will have 'pencil in hand' and ready access to a calculator or computer. For students new to number theory, whatever their background, this is a stimulating and entertaining introduction to the subject. Full Product DetailsAuthor: James J. Tattersall (Providence College, Rhode Island)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing) Edition: 2nd Revised edition ISBN: 9780511756344ISBN 10: 0511756348 Publication Date: 06 July 2010 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Undefined Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of Contents1. The intriguing natural numbers; 2. Divisibility; 3. Prime numbers; 4. Perfect and amicable numbers; 5. Modular arithmetic; 6. Congruences of higher degree; 7. Cryptography; 8. Representations; 9. Partitions; Tables; Answers to selected exercises; Bibliography.Reviews'In the second edition the author updated information on several conjectures and open problems, made certain corrections and added almost 400 new exercises.' Zentralblatt MATH Author InformationJames Tattersall is a Professor of Mathematics at Providence College. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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