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Elementary Number Theory (Paperback, 1st Corrected ed. 1998. Corr. 2nd printing 1998) Loot Price: R861

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Elementary Number Theory (Paperback, 1st Corrected ed. 1998. Corr. 2nd printing 1998)

Gareth A. Jones, Josephine M. Jones

Series: Springer Undergraduate Mathematics Series

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An undergraduate-level introduction to number theory, with the emphasis on fully explained proofs and examples. Exercises, together with their solutions are integrated into the text, and the first few chapters assume only basic school algebra. Elementary ideas about groups and rings are then used to study groups of units, quadratic residues and arithmetic functions with applications to enumeration and cryptography. The final part, suitable for third-year students, uses ideas from algebra, analysis, calculus and geometry to study Dirichlet series and sums of squares. In particular, the last chapter gives a concise account of Fermat's Last Theorem, from its origin in the ancient Babylonian and Greek study of Pythagorean triples to its recent proof by Andrew Wiles.

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Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Springer Undergraduate Mathematics Series
Release date:	July 1998
First published:	July 1998
Authors:	Gareth A. Jones • Josephine M. Jones
Dimensions:	240 x 235 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	301
Edition:	1st Corrected ed. 1998. Corr. 2nd printing 1998
ISBN-13:	978-3-540-76197-6
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Number theory > General Promotions
LSN:	3-540-76197-7
Barcode:	9783540761976