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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450101703321

Autore

Tattersall James J (James Joseph), <1941->

Titolo

Elementary number theory in nine chapters / / James J. Tattersall [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 1999

ISBN

1-107-11407-1

0-511-06583-3

1-283-32944-1

9786613329448

1-139-13387-X

1-139-12993-7

1-139-14549-5

0-511-05952-3

0-511-75635-6

0-511-06796-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 407 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

512/.72

Soggetti

Number theory

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 The intriguing natural numbers; 2 Divisibility; 3 Prime numbers; 4 Perfect and amicable numbers; 5 Modular arithmetic; 6 Congruences of higher degree; 7 Cryptology; 8 Representations; 9 Partitions; Tables; Answers to selected exercises; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book is intended to serve as a one-semester introductory course in number theory. Throughout the book a historical perspective has been adopted 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.