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Autore |
Marshall David C |
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Titolo |
Number theory through inquiry [[electronic resource] /] / David C. Marshall, Edward Odell, Michael Starbird |
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Washington, D.C., : Mathematical Association of America, 2007 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (151 p.) |
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Collana |
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AMS/MAA Textbooks, , 2577-1213 ; ; v. 9 |
MAA textbooks |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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OdellE (Edward) |
StarbirdMichael P |
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Disciplina |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- Divide and conquer -- Prime time -- A modular world -- Fermat's Little Theorem and Euler's Theorem -- Public key cryptography -- Polynomial congruences and primitive roots -- The golden rule : quadratic reciprocity -- Pythagorean triples, sums of squares, and Fermat's Last Theorem -- Rationals close to irrationals and the Pell equation -- The search for primes -- Mathematical induction : the domino effect. |
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