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Record Nr.

UNINA9910795045003321

Autore

Fine Benjamin

Titolo

Algebra and number theory : a selection of highlights / / Benjamin Fine [and four others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, [Germany] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : De Gruyter, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

3-11-051626-8

3-11-051614-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (332 pages) : illustrations

Collana

De Gruyter Textbook

Disciplina

512.9

Soggetti

Algebra

Number theory

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- 1. The natural, integral and rational numbers -- 2. Division and factorization in the integers -- 3. Modular arithmetic -- 4. Exceptional numbers -- 5. Pythagorean triples and sums of squares -- 6. Polynomials and unique factorization -- 7. Field extensions and splitting fields -- 8. Permutations and symmetric polynomials -- 9. Real numbers -- 10. The complex numbers, the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra and polynomial equations -- 11. Quadratic number fields and Pell's equation -- 12. Transcendental numbers and the numbers e and π -- 13. Compass and straightedge constructions and the classical problems -- 14. Euclidean vector spaces -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This two-volume set collects and presents some fundamentals of mathematics in an entertaining and performing manner. The present volume examines many of the most important basic results in algebra and number theory, along with their proofs, and also their history. ContentsThe natural, integral and rational numbersDivision and factorization in the integersModular arithmeticExceptional numbersPythagorean triples and sums of squaresPolynomials and unique factorizationField extensions and splitting fieldsPermutations and symmetric polynomialsReal numbersThe complex numbers, the



Fundamental Theorem of Algebra and polynomial equationsQuadratic number fields and Pell's equationTranscendental numbers and the numbers e and πCompass and straightedge constructions and the classical problemsEuclidean vector spaces