William J. Leveque

Fundamentals of Number Theory (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This excellent textbook introduces the basics of number theory, incorporating the language of abstract algebra. A knowledge of such algebraic concepts as group, ring, field, and domain is not assumed, however; all terms are defined and examples are given making the book self-contained in this respect.
The author begins with an introductory chapter on number theory and its early history. Subsequent chapters deal with unique factorization and the GCD, quadratic residues, number-theoretic functions and the distribution of primes, sums of squares, quadratic equations and quadratic fields, diophantine approximation, and more. Included are discussions of topics not always found in introductory texts: factorization and primality of large integers, p-adic numbers, algebraic number fields, Brun's theorem on twin primes, and the transcendence of e, to mention a few.
Readers will find a substantial number of well-chosen problems, along with many notes and bibliographical references selected for readability and relevance. Five helpful appendixes containing such study aids as a factor table, computer-plotted graphs, a table of indices, the Greek alphabet, and a list of symbols and a bibliography round out this well-written text, which is directed toward undergraduate majors and beginning graduate students in mathematics. No post-calculus prerequisite is assumed. 1977 edition.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Guilford Publications
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780486141503
• Artikelnr.: 40341565