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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299772203321

Autore

Forman Sylvia

Titolo

The Whole Truth About Whole Numbers : An Elementary Introduction to Number Theory / / by Sylvia Forman, Agnes M. Rash

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-11035-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVII, 281 p. 14 illus., 9 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

512.7

Soggetti

Number theory

Numerical analysis

Mathematics

Number Theory

Numerical Analysis

Mathematics, general

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Conjectures, Proofs and Counterexamples -- Pythagorean Triples -- Prime Numbers -- The Division Algorithm and the Euclidean Algorithm -- Congruences -- Numerical Functions and Special Congruences -- Cryptography.

Sommario/riassunto

The Whole Truth About Whole Numbers is an introduction to the field of Number Theory for students in non-math and non-science majors who have studied at least two years of high school algebra. Rather than giving brief introductions to a wide variety of topics, this book provides an in-depth introduction to the field of Number Theory. The topics covered are many of those included in an introductory Number Theory course for mathematics majors, but the presentation is carefully tailored to meet the needs of elementary education, liberal arts, and other non-mathematical majors. The text covers logic and proofs, as well as major concepts in Number Theory, and contains an abundance of worked examples and exercises to both clearly illustrate concepts and evaluate the students’ mastery of the material.