Number theory : an introduction to mathematics

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Number theory : an introduction to mathematics

Title remainder

an introduction to mathematics

Statement of responsibility

by William A. Coppel

Creator

• Coppel, W. A

Subject

• Number theory
• Number theory -- Textbooks
• Textbooks
• Number theory
• Wiskunde
• Textbooks

Genre

• Textbooks

Language

eng

Summary

Annotation

Cataloging source

GW5XE

Dewey number

512.7

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

QA241

LC item number

.C694 2006

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography

Summary expansion

Undergraduate courses in mathematics are commonly of two types. On the one hand are courses in subjects such as linear algebra or real analysis with which it is considered that every student of mathematics should be acquainted. On the other hand are courses given by lecturers in their own areas of specialization, which are intended to serve as a preparation for research. But after taking courses of only these two types, students might not perceive the sometimes surprising interrelationships and analogies between different branches of mathematics, and students who do not go on to become professional mathematicians might never gain a clear understanding of the nature and extent of mathematics. The two-volume Number Theory: An Introduction to Mathematics attempts to provide such an understanding of the nature and extent of mathematics. It is a modern introduction to the theory of numbers, emphasizing its connections with other branches of mathematics. Part A, which should be accessible to a first-year undergraduate, deals with elementary number theory. Part B is more advanced than the first and should give the reader some idea of the scope of mathematics today. The connecting theme is the theory of numbers. By exploring its many connections with other branches, we may obtain a broad picture