Not always buried deep
Subtitle: a second course in elementary number theory
By: Paul Pollack.
Publisher: American Mathematical Society
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Providence, R.I
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
ISBN-13: 9780821848807
Subjects: Number theory
Description: The heart of this book is a thorough introduction to elementary prime number theory, including Dirichlet's theorem on primes in arithmetic progressions, the Brun sieve, and the Erdös-Selberg proof of the prime number theorem. Other topics covered include Gauss's theory of cyclotomy and its applications to rational reciprocity laws, Hilbert's solution to Waring's problem, and modern work on perfect numbers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.