Burton, David M.
Elementary number theory / David M. Burton. - 7th ed., Indian edition - xii, 436 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
"Indian Edition" on front cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
New to this edition -- Preliminaries -- Divisibility theory in the integers -- Primes and their distribution -- The theory of congruences -- Fermat's theorem -- Number-theoretic functions -- Euler's generalization of Fermat's theorem -- Primitive roots and indices -- The quadratic reciprocity law -- Introduction to cryptography -- Numbers of special form -- Certain nonlinear Diophantine equations -- Representations of integers as sums of squares -- Fibonacci numbers -- Continued fractions -- Some modern developments -- Miscellaneous problems -- Appendixes.
This text provides a simple account of classical number theory, as well as some of the historical background in which the subject evolved. It is intended for use in a one-semester, undergraduate number theory course.
College of Education Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Mathematics
Text in English
9781259025761 (pbk)
Number theory.
512.72 B95 2011
Elementary number theory / David M. Burton. - 7th ed., Indian edition - xii, 436 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
"Indian Edition" on front cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
New to this edition -- Preliminaries -- Divisibility theory in the integers -- Primes and their distribution -- The theory of congruences -- Fermat's theorem -- Number-theoretic functions -- Euler's generalization of Fermat's theorem -- Primitive roots and indices -- The quadratic reciprocity law -- Introduction to cryptography -- Numbers of special form -- Certain nonlinear Diophantine equations -- Representations of integers as sums of squares -- Fibonacci numbers -- Continued fractions -- Some modern developments -- Miscellaneous problems -- Appendixes.
This text provides a simple account of classical number theory, as well as some of the historical background in which the subject evolved. It is intended for use in a one-semester, undergraduate number theory course.
College of Education Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Mathematics
Text in English
9781259025761 (pbk)
Number theory.
512.72 B95 2011
