Number Theory: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback
by Robin Wilson
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Availability:In StockContributor:Robin WilsonSeries:Very Short IntroductionsPublish date:2020-08-01Pages:176
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780198798095ISBN-10:198798091UPC:9780198798095Book Category:MathematicsBook Subcategory:Number Theory, History & PhilosophySize:6.60 x 4.30 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.2998Product ID:SC0X4QGPZC
Number theory is the branch of mathematics that is primarily concerned with the counting numbers. Of particular importance are the prime numbers, the 'building blocks' of our number system. The subject is an old one, dating back over two millennia to the ancient Greeks, and for many years has been studied for its intrinsic beauty and elegance, not least because several of its challenges are so...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780198798095ISBN-10:198798091UPC:9780198798095Book Category:MathematicsBook Subcategory:Number Theory, History & PhilosophySize:6.60 x 4.30 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.2998Product ID:SC0X4QGPZC
Robin Wilson received his Ph.D degree from the University of Pennsylvania for a thesis on number theory. He is an Emeritus Professor of Pure Mathematics at the Open University, Emeritus Professor of Geometry at Gresham College, London, and a former Fellow of Keble College, Oxford University. He is also a Visiting Professor at the LSE. A former President of the British Society for the History of...
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