My numbers, my friends
Subtitle: popular lectures on number theory
By: Paulo Ribenboim.
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 375
Subjects: Number theory
Description: This is a selection of expository essays by Paulo Ribenboim, the author of such popular titles as "The New Book of Prime Number Records" and "The Little Book of Big Primes". The book contains essays on Fibonacci numbers, prime numbers, Bernoulli numbers, and historical presentations of the main problems pertaining to elementary number theory, such as for instance Kummer's work on Fermat's Last Theorem. The essays are written in a light and humorous language without secrets and are thoroughly accessible to everyone with an interest in numbers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.