num_pages: 448
description: Starting with nothing more than basic high school algebra this volume leads readers gradually from basic algebra to the point of actively performing mathematical research while getting a glimpse of current mathematical frontiers. Features an informal writing style and includes many numerical examples. Emphasizes the methods used for proving theorems rather than specific results. Includes a new chapter on big-Oh notation and how it is used to describe the growth rate of number theoretic functions and to describe the complexity of algorithms. Provides a new chapter that introduces the theory of continued fractions. Includes a new chapter on ;Continued Fractions Square Roots and Pells Equation.; Contains additional historical material including material on Pells equation and the Chinese Remainder Theorem. A useful reference for mathematics teachers.
language: English
title: A Friendly Introduction to Number Theory
publisher: Pearson