My Numbers, My Friends: Popular Lectures on Number Theory

My Numbers, My Friends: Popular Lectures on Number Theory
ISBN-10
0387227547
ISBN-13
9780387227542
Category
Mathematics
Pages
376
Language
English
Published
2006-05-10
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Author
Paulo Ribenboim

Description

This selection of expository essays by Paulo Ribenboim should be of interest to mathematicians from all walks. Ribenboim, a highly praised author of several popular titles, writes each essay in a light and humorous language without secrets, making them thoroughly accessible to everyone with an interest in numbers. This new collection includes essays on Fibonacci numbers, prime numbers, Bernoulli numbers, and historical presentations of the main problems pertaining to elementary number theory, such as Kummers work on Fermat's last theorem.

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