| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
ix, 140 p. |
| Series |
MAA textbooks
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Divide and conquer -- Prime time -- A modular world -- Fermat's Little Theorem and Euler's Theorem -- Public key cryptography -- Polynomial congruences and primitive roots -- The golden rule : quadratic reciprocity -- Pythagorean triples, sums of squares, and Fermat's Last Theorem -- Rationals close to irrationals and the Pell equation -- The search for primes -- Mathematical induction : the domino effect. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Number theory -- Textbooks.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Odell, E. (Edward)
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|
Starbird, Michael P.
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|
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780883857519 |
|
9780883859834 (electronic bk.) |
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