Theory of Numbers
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Theory of Numbers
1st ed.
by Amin Witno
Published
2008
by
BookSurge
in
North Charleston, SC
.
Written in English
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About the Edition
Theory of Numbers is a carefully written textbook for an elementary number theory course with minimal prerequisites. It begins with the classical theory of divisibility, primes, and modular arithmetic; and ends with computational topics of factorization, pseudoprimes, and primality testing. Ideal for self-study or for a one-semester course, the relatively small, measured contents include numerous exercises strategically dispersed throughout the text in order to retain theoretical context and reinforce understanding. As an extended workout, every chapter concludes with a partially guided project touching on a wide range of problems, from the old sums-of-squares theorems to the more recent cryptographical protocols.
Table of Contents
| 1 | Divisibility | 1 |
| 2 | Prime Numbers | 12 |
| 3 | Modular Arithmetic | 21 |
| 4 | Exponentiation | 31 |
| 5 | Primitive Roots | 43 |
| 6 | Quadratic Residues | 52 |
| 7 | Factorization | 63 |
| 8 | Pseudoprime Composites | 74 |
| 9 | Primality Proving | 84 |
| A | Mathematical Induction | 96 |
| B | Binomial Coefficients | 98 |
| C | Primitive Root Theorem | 101 |
| D | Modular Square Roots | 103 |
| E | Rabin's Probabilistic Test | 108 |
| F | Testing Primes with Lucas Sequences | 110 |
| Answers & Hints | 115 | |
| Primes < 10^4 | 124 | |
| Pseudoprimes < 10^7 | 127 | |
| Bibliography | 130 | |
| Notation | 133 | |
| Index | 134 |
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 130-132) and index.
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History
- Created September 27, 2008
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| September 27, 2008 | Created by ImportBot | Imported from Library of Congress MARC record. |