Factorization - Unique and Otherwise

Zusatztext 95825656 Informationen zum Autor Steven H. Weintraub Klappentext The concept of factorization! familiar in the ordinary system of whole numbers that can be written as a unique product of prime numbers! plays a central role in modern mathematics and its applications. This exposition of the classic theory leads the reader to an understanding of the current knowledge of the subject and its connections to other mathematical concepts! for example in algebraic number theory. The book can be used as a text for a first course in number theory or for self-study by motivated high school students or readers interested in modern mathematics. Zusammenfassung The concept of factorization, familiar in the ordinary system of whole numbers that can be written as a unique product of prime numbers, plays a central role in modern mathematics and its applications Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface, Introduction, 1 Basic Notions, 2 Unique Factorization, 3 The Gaussian Integers, 4 Pell’s Equation, 5 Towards Algebraic Number Theory, A Mathematical Induction, B Congruences, C Continuations from Chapter 2, Index

Product details

• Authors: Steven H. Weintraub, Weintraub Steven H.
• Publisher: Peters A K
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.07.2008
• EAN: 9781568812410
• ISBN: 978-1-56881-241-0
• No. of pages: 250
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Series: CMS Treatises in Mathematics; CMS Treatises in Mathematics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > Arithmetic, algebra; Algebra, MATHEMATICS / Algebra / General