Number Theory with Computer Applications

This book effectively integrates computing concepts into the number theory curriculum using a heuristic approach and strong emphasis on rigorous proofs.

Its in-depth coverage of modern applications considers the latest trends and topics, such as elliptic curves—a subject that has seen a rise in popularity in the undergraduate curriculum.

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Suitable for an introductory undergraduate course (the first half of the book is calculus-free). Coverage includes divisibility and primes; modular arithmetic; fundamental theorems of modular arithmetic; cryptography; primality testing and factoring; primitive roots; applications; quadratic congruences; applications; continued fractions; factoring methods; diophantine approximations; diophantine equations; arithmetical functions and Dirichlet series; distribution of primes; quadratic reciprocity law; binary quadratic forms; and elliptic curves. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.