Elementary Number Theory (1998) Front Cover Book Details Author Gareth A. Jones J. Mary Jones Genre Number Theory Subject Number theory Publication Date 7/31/98 Format Paperback (234 x 170 mm) Publisher Springer Language English Plot This book gives an undergraduate-level introduction to Number Theory, with the emphasis on fully explained proofs and examples; exercises (with solutions) are integrated into the text. The first few chapters, covering divisibility, prime numbers and modular arithmetic, assume only basic school algebra, and are therefore suitable for first or second year students as an introduction to the methods of pure mathematics. Elementary ideas about groups and rings (summarised in an appendix) are then used to study groups of units, quadratic residues and arithmetic functions with applications to enumeration and cryptography. The final part, suitable for third-year students, uses ideas from algebra, analysis, calculus and geometry to study Dirichlet series and sums of squares; in particular, the last chapter gives a concise account of Fermat's Last Theorem, from its origin in the ancient Babylonian and Greek study of Pythagorean triples to its recent proof by Andrew Wiles. Personal Details Collection Status In Collection Store Amazon.com Location TV ROOM Purchase Price $33.00 Purchase Date 12/17/07 Condition Near Mint Index 565 Owner Paulo Mendes Read It No Links Amazon US Amazon UK Barnes & Noble Powell's Collection # 00453C Order # 104-0464811-0145833 Main Subject Number Theory Product Details LoC Classification QA241.J62 1998 Dewey 512/.7 ISBN 3540761977 Edition 01 Printing 10 Series Springer undergraduate mathematics series Paper Type alkaline Country USA Cover Price $39.95 Nr of Pages 301 First Edition Yes Rare No Original Details Original Publication Year 1998