An introduction to the theory of numbers /

By: Niven, Ivan MortonContributor(s): Zuckerman, Herbert S | Montgomery, Hugh LMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: New Delhi : Wiley, c1991Edition: 5th edDescription: xiii, 529 p. : illISBN: 9788126518111 ; 8126518111Subject(s): Number theoryDDC classification: 512.7 Online resources: Click here to access online | Click here to access online
Contents:
Divisibility. -- Congruences. Quadratic Reciprocity and Quadratic Forms. -- Some Functions of Number Theory. -- Some Diophantine Equations. -- Farey Fractions and Irrational Numbers. -- Simple Continued Fractions. -- Primes and Multiplicative Number Theory. -- Algebraic Numbers. -- The Partition Function. -- The Density of Sequences of Integers. -- Appendices. -- General References. -- Hints. -- Answers -- Index.
Summary: Publisher Description (unedited publisher data) The Fifth Edition of one of the standard works on number theory, written by internationally-recognized mathematicians. Chapters are relatively self-contained for greater flexibility. New features include expanded treatment of the binomial theorem, techniques of numerical calculation and a section on public key cryptography. Contains an outstanding set of problems.Summary: This undergraduate textbook describes the computational aspects of number theory, such as techniques of factoring. Problems of varying difficulty are used throughout the text to aid comprehension.
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Divisibility. --
Congruences. Quadratic Reciprocity and Quadratic Forms. --
Some Functions of Number Theory. --
Some Diophantine Equations. --
Farey Fractions and Irrational Numbers. --
Simple Continued Fractions. --
Primes and Multiplicative Number Theory. --
Algebraic Numbers. --
The Partition Function. --
The Density of Sequences of Integers. --
Appendices. --
General References. --
Hints. --
Answers --
Index.

Publisher Description (unedited publisher data) The Fifth Edition of one of the standard works on number theory, written by internationally-recognized mathematicians. Chapters are relatively self-contained for greater flexibility. New features include expanded treatment of the binomial theorem, techniques of numerical calculation and a section on public key cryptography. Contains an outstanding set of problems.

This undergraduate textbook describes the computational aspects of number theory, such as techniques of factoring. Problems of varying difficulty are used throughout the text to aid comprehension.

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