Biscuits of Number Theory - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 088385340X ISBN 13 : 9780883853405

Editeur : The Mathematical Association of America, 2009

Synopsis

You are probably wondering, 'What exactly are biscuits of number theory?' In this book, the editors have selected easily digested bite-sized articles and notes which aid an understanding of number theory. This is a collection of articles chosen for being exceptionally well written and capable of being appreciated by anyone who has taken (or is taking) a first course in number theory. The list of authors is outstanding, and the chapters cover arithmetic, primes, irrationality, sums of squares and polygonal numbers, Fibonacci numbers, number theoretic functions and elliptic curves, cubes, and Fermat's last theorem. As with any anthology, you don't have to read the chapters in order, you can dive in anywhere, making this book ideal for use as a textbook supplement for a number theory course.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Arthur Benjamin earned his B.S. in Applied Mathematics from Carnegie Mellon and his Ph.D. in Mathematical Sciences from Johns Hopkins. Since 1989, he has taught at Harvey Mudd College, where he is Professor of Mathematics and past Chair. In 2000, he received the Haimo Award for Distinguished Teaching from the Mathematical Association of America. Since 2006 he has served as the MAA's Polya Lecturer. He has been featured in numerous magazines, television and radio programmes.

Ezra Brown grew up in New Orleans and has degrees from Rice University and Louisiana State University. Since 1969 he has been in the Mathematics Department at Virginia Tech, where he is currently Alumni Distinguished Professor. He is the author of some sixty papers, mostly in number theory and discrete mathematics. He received the Outstanding Teacher Award from the MD/DC/VA Section of the MAA, and he currently serves as that section's governor. He received the Carl Allendoerfer Award (2003) and three George Polya Awards (2000, 2001, 2006) from the MAA for expository writing.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The Mathematical Association of America
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 088385340X
• ISBN 13: 9780883853405
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 326
• Éditeur: Benjamin Arthur T., Brown Ezra
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible