Number Theory An Introduction to Mathematics /

• Main Author: Coppel, W.A (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Series: Universitext
• Subjects: Mathematics.; Number theory.; Number Theory.; Mathematics, general.

"Number Theory" is more than a comprehensive treatment of the subject. It is an introduction to topics in higher level mathematics, and unique in its scope; topics from analysis, modern algebra, and discrete mathematics are all included. The book is divided into two parts. Part A covers ke...

Table of Contents:

• The Expanding Universe of Numbers
• Divisibility
• More on Divisibility
• Continued Fractions and Their Uses
• Hadamard#x2019;s Determinant Problem
• Hensel#x2019;s -adic Numbers
• The Arithmetic of Quadratic Forms
• The Geometry of Numbers
• The Number of Prime Numbers
• A Character Study
• Uniform Distribution and Ergodic Theory
• Elliptic Functions
• Connections with Number Theory.