Number Theory - An approach through history From Hammurapi to Legendre (Paperback, 2001 ed.)

This book presents a historical overview of number theory. It examines texts that span some thirty-six centuries of arithmetical work, from an Old Babylonian tablet to Legendre's Essai sur la Theorie des Nombres, written in 1798. Coverage employs a historical approach in the analysis of problems and evolving methods of number theory and their significance within mathematics. The book also takes the reader into the workshops of four major authors of modern number theory: Fermat, Euler, Lagrange and Legendre and presents a detailed and critical examination of their work.

General

Imprint:	Birkhauser Boston
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2006
First published:	2001
Authors:	Andre Weil
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	377
Edition:	2001 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-8176-4565-6
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > History of mathematics Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Number theory > General
LSN:	0-8176-4565-9
Barcode:	9780817645656

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