Number Theory and Its History (Dover Books on Mathematics) by Oystein Ore
Number Theory and Its History (Dover Books on Mathematics) by Oystein Ore
Dover Publications | April 1, 1988 | English | ISBN: 0486656209 | 380 pages | DJVU | 4 MB
Dover Publications | April 1, 1988 | English | ISBN: 0486656209 | 380 pages | DJVU | 4 MB
"A very valuable addition to any mathematical library." — School Science and Math
This book, written by a prominent mathematician and Sterling Professor of Mathematics at Yale, differs from most other books on number theory in two important ways: first, it presents the principal ideas and methods of number theory within a historical and cultural framework, making the subject more tangible and easily grasped. Second, the material requires substantially less mathematical background than many comparable texts. Technical complications and mathematical requirements have been kept to a minimum in order to make the book as accessible as possible to readers with limited mathematical knowledge. For the majority of the book, a basic knowledge of algebra will suffice.