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An Adventurer's Guide to Number Theory

by Richard Friedberg

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Publisher Comments:

A noted mathematician and teacher offers a witty, historically oriented introduction to number theory, dealing with properties of numbers and with numbers as abstract concepts. Written for readers with an understanding of arithmetic and beginning algebra, the book presents classical discoveries of number theory, including the work of Pythagoras, Euclid, and others.

Synopsis:

This witty introduction to number theory deals with the properties of numbers and numbers as abstract concepts. Topics include primes, divisibility, quadratic forms, and related theorems.

Synopsis:

This witty introduction to number theory deals with the properties of numbers and numbers as abstract concepts. Topics include primes, divisibility, quadratic forms, related theorems, explored in imaginative chapters such as "Seven jogged my elbow," "On a clear day you can count forever," and "When the clock strikes thirteen."
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Table of Contents

1. Seven jogged my elbow

2. On a clear day you can count forever

3. What goes in must come out

4. Arithmetica

5. A narrow margin

6. When the clock strikes thirteen

7. Hard nuts

8. A new wind

9. Roots go deep

10. Proofs of a pudding

  Further Reading

  Table of Theorems

  Index of Mathematicians

  Appendix I

  Appendix II

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780486281339
Author:
Friedberg, Richard
Publisher:
Dover Publications
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
General science
Subject:
Mathematics
Subject:
Number Theory
Subject:
Arithmetic
Subject:
General Science
Subject:
Mathematics-Number Theory
Copyright:
1968
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Publication Date:
19950131
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
228
Dimensions:
8.5 x 5.38 in 0.58 lb
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This witty introduction to number theory deals with the properties of numbers and numbers as abstract concepts. Topics include primes, divisibility, quadratic forms, and related theorems.
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This witty introduction to number theory deals with the properties of numbers and numbers as abstract concepts. Topics include primes, divisibility, quadratic forms, related theorems, explored in imaginative chapters such as "Seven jogged my elbow," "On a clear day you can count forever," and "When the clock strikes thirteen."
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