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by Richard Friedberg
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ISBN: 0486281337 Dover Publications Price: $10.95 |
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This witty introduction to number theory deals with the properties of numbers and numbers as abstract concepts. Topics include primes, divisibility, quadratic forms, related theorems, explored in imaginative chapters such as "Seven jogged my elbow," "On a clear day you can count forever," and "When the clock strikes thirteen."
Table of Contents for An Adventurer’s Guide to Number Theory
| 1. Seven jogged my elbow | |||||||
| 2. On a clear day you can count forever | |||||||
| 3. What goes in must come out | |||||||
| 4. Arithmetica | |||||||
| 5. A narrow margin | |||||||
| 6. When the clock strikes thirteen | |||||||
| 7. Hard nuts | |||||||
| 8. A new wind | |||||||
| 9. Roots go deep | |||||||
| 10. Proofs of a pudding | |||||||
| Further Reading | |||||||
| Table of Theorems | |||||||
| Index of Mathematicians | |||||||
| Appendix I | |||||||
| Appendix II |