000			01673nam a2200205 a 4500
020			_a0470424133 (hardcover)
020			_a9780470424131
082			_a512.73 _bPOM
100	1		_aPommersheim, James.
245	1	0	_aNumber Theory: _bA Lively Introduction with Proofs, Applications, and Stories
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York _bWiley, _c2010
300			_axxi, 763 p. _c19x24 cm
500			_aNumber Theory: A Lively Introduction with Proofs, Applications, and Stories, is a new book that provides a rigorous yet accessible introduction to elementary number theory along with relevant applications. Readable discussions motivate new concepts and theorems before their formal definitions and statements are presented. Many theorems are preceded by Numerical Proof Previews, which are numerical examples that will help give students a concrete understanding of both the statements of the theorems and the ideas behind their proofs, before the statement and proof are formalized in more abstract terms. In addition, many applications of number theory are explained in detail throughout the text, including some that have rarely (if ever) appeared in textbooks. A unique feature of the book is that every chapter includes a math myth, a fictional story that introduces an important number theory topic in a friendly, inviting manner. Many of the exercise sets include in-depth Explorations, in which a series of exercises develop a topic that is related to the material in the section.
504			_aIncluded with index
650			_aNumber theory. Number theory Problems, exercises
700	1		_aMarks, Tim.
700	1		_aFlapan, Erica.
942			_cBK
999			_c18529 _d18529