Number theory : an introduction to mathematics /
Coppel, W. A.,
Number theory : an introduction to mathematics / W. A. Coppel. - Second edition. - xiii, 610 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Universitext .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The expanding universe of numbers --Divisibility -- More on divisibility -- Continued fractions and their uses -- Hadamard's determinant problem -- Hensel's p-adic numbers -- The arithmetic of quadratic forms -- The geometry of numbers -- The number of prime numbers -- A character study -- Uniform distribution and ergodic theory -- Elliptic functions -- Connections with number theory.
9780387894850 (pbk. : acidfree paper) 0387894853 (pbk. : acidfree paper)
Number theory--Textbooks.
--Reading book
512.7 / COP
Number theory : an introduction to mathematics / W. A. Coppel. - Second edition. - xiii, 610 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Universitext .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The expanding universe of numbers --Divisibility -- More on divisibility -- Continued fractions and their uses -- Hadamard's determinant problem -- Hensel's p-adic numbers -- The arithmetic of quadratic forms -- The geometry of numbers -- The number of prime numbers -- A character study -- Uniform distribution and ergodic theory -- Elliptic functions -- Connections with number theory.
9780387894850 (pbk. : acidfree paper) 0387894853 (pbk. : acidfree paper)
Number theory--Textbooks.
--Reading book
512.7 / COP