A Friendly Introduction to Number Theory — Joseph H. Silverman (2013)

Book Description

Publisher’s description: A Friendly Introduction to Number Theory is an introductory undergraduate text designed to entice non-math majors into learning some mathematics, while at the same time teaching them how to think mathematically. The exposition is informal, with a wealth of numerical examples that are analyzed for patterns and used to make conjectures. Only then are theorems proved, with the emphasis on methods of proof rather than on specific results. Starting with nothing more than basic high school algebra, the reader is gradually led to the point of producing their own conjectures and proofs, as well as getting some glimpses at the frontiers of current mathematical research.

Book Details

• Author: Joseph H. Silverman
• Publisher: Pearson Education
• Published Date: 2013
• Published Year: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN-13: 9780321816191