An Experimental Introduction To Number Theory

Author : Benjamin Hutz
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
ISBN 13 : 1470430975
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Experimental Introduction to Number Theory written by Benjamin Hutz and published by American Mathematical Soc.. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents material suitable for an undergraduate course in elementary number theory from a computational perspective. It seeks to not only introduce students to the standard topics in elementary number theory, such as prime factorization and modular arithmetic, but also to develop their ability to formulate and test precise conjectures from experimental data. Each topic is motivated by a question to be answered, followed by some experimental data, and, finally, the statement and proof of a theorem. There are numerous opportunities throughout the chapters and exercises for the students to engage in (guided) open-ended exploration. At the end of a course using this book, the students will understand how mathematics is developed from asking questions to gathering data to formulating and proving theorems. The mathematical prerequisites for this book are few. Early chapters contain topics such as integer divisibility, modular arithmetic, and applications to cryptography, while later chapters contain more specialized topics, such as Diophantine approximation, number theory of dynamical systems, and number theory with polynomials. Students of all levels will be drawn in by the patterns and relationships of number theory uncovered through data driven exploration.

Author : Fernando Rodriguez Villegas
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198528221
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Experimental Number Theory written by Fernando Rodriguez Villegas and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-05-24 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This graduate text shows how the computer can be used as a tool for research in number theory through numerical experimentation. Examples of experiments in binary quadratic forms, zeta functions of varieties over finite fields, elementary class field theory, elliptic units, modular forms, are provided along with exercises and selected solutions.

Author : Álvaro Lozano-Robledo
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
ISBN 13 : 147045016X
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Number Theory and Geometry: An Introduction to Arithmetic Geometry written by Álvaro Lozano-Robledo and published by American Mathematical Soc.. This book was released on 2019-03-21 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geometry and the theory of numbers are as old as some of the oldest historical records of humanity. Ever since antiquity, mathematicians have discovered many beautiful interactions between the two subjects and recorded them in such classical texts as Euclid's Elements and Diophantus's Arithmetica. Nowadays, the field of mathematics that studies the interactions between number theory and algebraic geometry is known as arithmetic geometry. This book is an introduction to number theory and arithmetic geometry, and the goal of the text is to use geometry as the motivation to prove the main theorems in the book. For example, the fundamental theorem of arithmetic is a consequence of the tools we develop in order to find all the integral points on a line in the plane. Similarly, Gauss's law of quadratic reciprocity and the theory of continued fractions naturally arise when we attempt to determine the integral points on a curve in the plane given by a quadratic polynomial equation. After an introduction to the theory of diophantine equations, the rest of the book is structured in three acts that correspond to the study of the integral and rational solutions of linear, quadratic, and cubic curves, respectively. This book describes many applications including modern applications in cryptography; it also presents some recent results in arithmetic geometry. With many exercises, this book can be used as a text for a first course in number theory or for a subsequent course on arithmetic (or diophantine) geometry at the junior-senior level.

Author : Fernando Rodriguez Villegas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781383024647
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Experimental Number Theory written by Fernando Rodriguez Villegas and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This graduate text shows how the computer can be used as a tool for research in number theory through numerical experimentation. Examples of experiments in binary quadratic forms, zeta functions of varieties over finite fields, elementary class field theory and elliptic units are provided.

Author : Daniel E. Flath
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
ISBN 13 : 1470446944
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Number Theory written by Daniel E. Flath and published by American Mathematical Soc.. This book was released on 2018-09-27 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing out of a course designed to teach Gauss's Disquisitiones Arithmeticae to honors-level undergraduates, Flath's Introduction to Number Theory focuses on Gauss's theory of binary quadratic forms. It is suitable for use as a textbook in a course or self-study by advanced undergraduates or graduate students who possess a basic familiarity with abstract algebra. The text treats a variety of topics from elementary number theory including the distribution of primes, sums of squares, continued factions, the Legendre, Jacobi and Kronecker symbols, the class group and genera. But the focus is on quadratic reciprocity (several proofs are given including one that highlights the p−q symmetry) and binary quadratic forms. The reader will come away with a good understanding of what Gauss intended in the Disquisitiones and Dirichlet in his Vorlesungen. The text also includes a lovely appendix by J. P. Serre titled Δ=b2−4ac. The clarity of the author's vision is matched by the clarity of his exposition. This is a book that reveals the discovery of the quadratic core of algebraic number theory. It should be on the desk of every instructor of introductory number theory as a source of inspiration, motivation, examples, and historical insight.

Author : W.A. Coppel
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9780387298511
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Number Theory written by W.A. Coppel and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-02-02 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This two-volume book is a modern introduction to the theory of numbers, emphasizing its connections with other branches of mathematics. Part A is accessible to first-year undergraduates and deals with elementary number theory. Part B is more advanced and gives the reader an idea of the scope of mathematics today. The connecting theme is the theory of numbers. By exploring its many connections with other branches a broad picture is obtained. The book contains a treasury of proofs, several of which are gems seldom seen in number theory books.

Author : Richard Friedberg
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486152693
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Adventurer's Guide to Number Theory written by Richard Friedberg and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-07-06 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This witty introduction to number theory deals with the properties of numbers and numbers as abstract concepts. Topics include primes, divisibility, quadratic forms, and related theorems.

Author : M. Pohst
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521596695
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Algorithmic Algebraic Number Theory written by M. Pohst and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1997-09-25 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in paperback, this classic book is addresssed to all lovers of number theory. On the one hand, it gives a comprehensive introduction to constructive algebraic number theory, and is therefore especially suited as a textbook for a course on that subject. On the other hand many parts go beyond an introduction an make the user familliar with recent research in the field. For experimental number theoreticians new methods are developed and new results are obtained which are of great importance for them. Both computer scientists interested in higher arithmetic and those teaching algebraic number theory will find the book of value.

Author : Anthony Vazzana
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1584889381
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Number Theory written by Anthony Vazzana and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2007-10-30 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the oldest branches of mathematics, number theory is a vast field devoted to studying the properties of whole numbers. Offering a flexible format for a one- or two-semester course, Introduction to Number Theory uses worked examples, numerous exercises, and two popular software packages to describe a diverse array of number theory topi

Author : V. I. Arnold
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
ISBN 13 : 0821894161
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Experimental Mathematics written by V. I. Arnold and published by American Mathematical Soc.. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the traditional ways mathematical ideas and even new areas of mathematics are created is from experiments. One of the best-known examples is that of the Fermat hypothesis, which was conjectured by Fermat in his attempts to find integer solutions for the famous Fermat equation. This hypothesis led to the creation of a whole field of knowledge, but it was proved only after several hundred years. This book, based on the author's lectures, presents several new directions of mathematical research. All of these directions are based on numerical experiments conducted by the author, which led to new hypotheses that currently remain open, i.e., are neither proved nor disproved. The hypotheses range from geometry and topology (statistics of plane curves and smooth functions) to combinatorics (combinatorial complexity and random permutations) to algebra and number theory (continuous fractions and Galois groups). For each subject, the author describes the problem and presents numerical results that led him to a particular conjecture. In the majority of cases there is an indication of how the readers can approach the formulated conjectures (at least by conducting more numerical experiments). Written in Arnold's unique style, the book is intended for a wide range of mathematicians, from high school students interested in exploring unusual areas of mathematics on their own, to college and graduate students, to researchers interested in gaining a new, somewhat nontraditional perspective on doing mathematics. In the interest of fostering a greater awareness and appreciation of mathematics and its connections to other disciplines and everyday life, MSRI and the AMS are publishing books in the Mathematical Circles Library series as a service to young people, their parents and teachers, and the mathematics profession. Titles in this series are co-published with the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI).