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Elementary number theory in nine chapters

This book is intended to serve as a one-semester introductory course in number theory and it includes a wealth of exercises. A historical perspective has been adopted and emphasis is given to some of the subject's applied aspects. For students new to number theory, whatever their background, this is a stimulating and entertaining introduction to the subject
eBook, English, 1999
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1999
1 online resource (viii, 407 pages) : illustrations
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 The intriguing natural numbers; 2 Divisibility; 3 Prime numbers; 4 Perfect and amicable numbers; 5 Modular arithmetic; 6 Congruences of higher degree; 7 Cryptology; 8 Representations; 9 Partitions; Tables; Answers to selected exercises; Bibliography; Index