{"product_id":"an-adventurers-guide-to-number-theory-dover-books-on-mathematics","title":"An Adventurer's Guide to Number Theory (Dover Books on Mathematics)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOriginally published: New York: McGraw-Hill, 1968.;Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-217) and index.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1. Seven jogged my elbow \n\u003cbr\u003e2. On a clear day you can count forever \n\u003cbr\u003e3. What goes in must come out \n\u003cbr\u003e4. Arithmetica \n\u003cbr\u003e5. A narrow margin \n\u003cbr\u003e6. When the clock strikes thirteen \n\u003cbr\u003e7. Hard nuts \n\u003cbr\u003e8. A new wind \n\u003cbr\u003e9. Roots go deep \n\u003cbr\u003e10. Proofs of a pudding \n\u003cbr\u003e Further Reading \n\u003cbr\u003e Table of Theorems \n\u003cbr\u003e Index of Mathematicians \n\u003cbr\u003e Appendix I \n\u003cbr\u003e Appendix II\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this delightful guide, 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 the classical discoveries of number theory, including the work of Pythagoras, Euclid, Diophantus, Fermat, Euler, Lagrange and Gauss.\u003cbr\u003eUnlike many authors, however, Mr. Friedberg encourages students to think about the imaginative, playful qualities of numbers as they consider such subjects as primes and divisibility, quadratic forms and residue arithmetic and quadratic reciprocity and related theorems. Moreover, the author has included a number of unusual features to challenge and stimulate students: some of the original problems in Diophantus' \u003ci\u003eArithmetica, \u003c\/i\u003eproofs of Fermat's Last Theorem for the exponents 3and 4, and two proofs of Wilson's Theorem.\u003cbr\u003eReaders with a mathematical bent will enjoy and benefit from these entertaining and thought-provoking adventures in the fascinating realm of number theory. Mr. Friedberg is currently Professor of Physics at Barnard College, where he is Chairman of the Department of Physics and Astronomy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46581096349827,"sku":"SPTM-9780486281339","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0564\/6830\/8099\/files\/9780486281339_spiral_4633356f-e773-4f0a-9294-5f1b19bfbac9.png?v=1770801742","url":"https:\/\/sebink.com\/products\/an-adventurers-guide-to-number-theory-dover-books-on-mathematics","provider":"Sebink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}