Prime Numbers, Friends Who Give Problems: A Trialogue With Papa Paulo (eBook)

A Trialogue with Papa Paulo

Paulo Ribenboim (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2016
336 Seiten
World Scientific Publishing Company (Verlag)
978-981-4725-82-8 (ISBN)

Infos

-->Prime Numbers, Friends Who Give Problems is written as a trialogue, with two persons who are interested in prime numbers asking the author, Papa Paulo, intelligent questions. Starting at a very elementary level, the book advances steadily, covering all important topics of the theory of prime numbers, up to the most famous problems. The humorous conversations and the inclusion of a back-story add to the uniqueness of the book. Concepts and results are also explained with great care, making the book accessible to a wide audience. --> -->Contents:What are Prime Numbers?Division is Harder than MultiplicationAnother Paulo! Is a Dialogue of Three Possible?How Natural Numbers are Made Out of PrimesTell Me Which is the Largest Prime?Trying Hard to Find PrimesA Formula, A Formula, PleasePaulo Came with a LassoBeautiful Old Elementary ArithmeticThe Old Man Still KnowsCan You Tell Me All About Congruences?Homework CheckedTesting for Primality and FactorizationFermat Numbers are Friendly. Are They Primes?This World is PerfectUnfriendly Numbers from a Friend of Fermat'sPaying My DebtMoney and PrimesSecret MessagesNew Numbers and FunctionsPrinceps GaussGathering ForcesThe After "Math" of GaussPrimes After Dinner: Bad Dreams?Primes in Arithmetic ProgressionSelling PrimesThe Great Prime MysteriesMysteries in Sequences: More But Not AllThe End and the Beginning --> -->Readership: College students, high school teachers and beginners interested in number theory and important facts about prime numbers. -->

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 27.10.2016
• Verlagsort: Singapore
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Arithmetik / Zahlentheorie
• ISBN-10: 981-4725-82-X / 981472582X
• ISBN-13: 978-981-4725-82-8 / 9789814725828