Number Theory
A Historical Approach
$310.17
- Hardcover
592 pages
- Release Date
4 March 2014
Summary
The natural numbers have been studied for thousands of years, yet most undergraduate textbooks present number theory as a long list of theorems with little mention of how these results were discovered or why they are important. This book emphasizes the historical development of number theory, describing methods, theorems, and proofs in the contexts in which they originated, and providing an accessible introduction to one of the most fascinating subjects in mathematics. Written in an inform…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691159409 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0691159408 |
| Author: | John J. Watkins |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 592 |
| Release Date: | 4 March 2014 |
| Weight: | 1.18kg |
| Dimensions: | 178mm x 254mm |
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Critics Review
“An excellent contribution to the list of elementary number theory textbooks. Number theory, it is true, has as rich a history as any branch of mathematics, and Watkins has done terrific work in integrating the stories of the people behind this subject with the traditional topics of elementary number theory. There is more than enough material here for a one-semester course, and while this is standard for textbooks at this level, the added historical and biographical material–which cover mathematical developments and people well into the 20th century–are well worth the increased weight of the text.”–Mark Bollman, MAA Reviews
John J. Watkins
John J. Watkins is professor emeritus of mathematics at Colorado College. His books include Across the Board: The Mathematics of Chessboard Problems (Princeton), Topics in Commutative Ring Theory (Princeton), Graphs: An Introductory Approach, and Combinatorics: Ancient and Modern.
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