An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers

Godfrey H. Hardy

ISBN 10: 0199219869 / ISBN 13: 9780199219865

Editore: Oxford University Press Jul 2008, 2008

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Neuware -Much-needed update of a classic textExtensive end-of-chapter notesSuggestions for further reading for the more avid reader New chapter on one of the most important developments in number theory and its role in the proof of Fermat's Last Theorem New to this editionRevised end-of-chapter notesNew chapter on elliptic curves An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers by G.H. Hardy and E. M. Wright is found on the reading list of virtually all elementary number theory courses and is widely regarded as the primary and classic text in elementary number theory. Developed under the guidance of D.R. Heath-Brown this Sixth Edition of An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers has been extensively revised and updated to guide today's students through the key milestones and developments in number theory. Updates include a chapter by J.H. Silverman on one of the most important developments in number theory -- modular elliptic curves and their role in the proof of Fermat's Last Theorem -- a foreword by A. Wiles, and comprehensively updated end-of-chapter notes detailing the key developments in number theory. Suggestions for further reading are also included for the more avid readerThe text retains the style and clarity of previous editions making it highly suitable for undergraduates in mathematics from the first year upwards as well as an essential reference for all number theorists.

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• Titolo: An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers
• Editore: Oxford University Press Jul 2008
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0199219869
• ISBN 13: 9780199219865
• Rilegatura: Taschenbuch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 236 L x 161 A x 39 P (millimetri) 236 millimetri di larghezza per 161 millimetri di altezza per 39 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 1005 grammi

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An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers by G. H. Hardy and E. M. Wright is found on the reading list of virtually all elementary number theory courses and is widely regarded as the primary and classic text in elementary number theory. Developed under the guidance of D. R. Heath-Brown, this Sixth Edition of An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers has been extensively revised and updated to guide today's students through the key milestones and developments in number theory.Updates include a chapter by J. H. Silverman on one of the most important developments in number theory - modular elliptic curves and their role in the proof of Fermat's Last Theorem - a foreword by A. Wiles, and comprehensively updated end-of-chapter notes detailing the key developments in number theory. Suggestions for further reading are also included for the more avid reader. The text retains the style and clarity of previous editions making it highly suitable for undergraduates in mathematics from the first year upwards as well as an essential reference for all number theorists.

Informazioni sull?autore

Roger Heath-Brown F.R.S. was born in 1952, and is currently Professor of
Pure Mathematics at Oxford University. He works in analytic number
theory, and in particular on its applications to prime numbers and to
Diophantine equations.