Book Details

Number Theory : An Introduction via the Distribution of Primes

Publication year: 2007

: 978-0-8176-4541-0

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This book provides an introduction and overview of number theory based on the distribution and properties of primes. This unique approach provides both a firm background in the standard material as well as an overview of the whole discipline. All the essential topics are covered: fundamental theorem of arithmetic, theory of congruences, quadratic reciprocity, arithmetic functions, and the distribution of primes.


: Mathematics and Statistics, Mersenne number, Number theory, Prime, Prime number, algorithms, analysis, cryptography, linear algebra, matrix theory