An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers
Edited by Roger Heath-Brown and Joseph Silverman
6th Edition
Published on 31. July 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
656 pages
978-0-19-921986-5 (ISBN)
Description
An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers by G.H. Hardy and E. M. Wright is found on the reading list of virtually all elementary number theory courses and is widely regarded as the primary and classic text in elementary number theory. Developed under the guidance of D.R. Heath-Brown this Sixth Edition of An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers has been extensively revised and updated to guide today's students through the key milestones and developments in number theory.
Updates include a chapter by J.H. Silverman on one of the most important developments in number theory -- modular elliptic curves and their role in the proof of Fermat's Last Theorem -- a foreword by A. Wiles, and comprehensively updated end-of-chapter notes detailing the key developments in number theory. Suggestions for further reading are also included for the more avid reader
The text retains the style and clarity of previous editions making it highly suitable for undergraduates in mathematics from the first year upwards as well as an essential reference for all number theorists.
Updates include a chapter by J.H. Silverman on one of the most important developments in number theory -- modular elliptic curves and their role in the proof of Fermat's Last Theorem -- a foreword by A. Wiles, and comprehensively updated end-of-chapter notes detailing the key developments in number theory. Suggestions for further reading are also included for the more avid reader
The text retains the style and clarity of previous editions making it highly suitable for undergraduates in mathematics from the first year upwards as well as an essential reference for all number theorists.
Reviews / Votes
Review from previous edition Mathematicians of all kinds will find the book pleasant and stimulating reading, and even experts on the theory of numbers will find that the authors have something new to say on many of the topics they have selected... Each chapter is a model of clear exposition, and the notes at the ends of the chapters, with the references and suggestions for further reading, are invaluable. * Nature * This fascinating book... gives a full, vivid and exciting account of its subject, as far as this can be done without using too much advanced theory. * Mathematical Gazette * ...an important reference work... which is certain to continue its long and successful life... * Mathematical Reviews * ...remains invaluable as a first course on the subject, and as a source of food for thought for anyone wishing to strike out on his own. * Matyc Journal *More details
Edition
6th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
10 black and white line drawings
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 39 mm
Weight
1005 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-921986-5 (9780199219865)
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Other editions
Additional editions
Godfrey H. Hardy | Edward M. Wright | Roger Heath-Brown
An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers
Edited by Roger Heath-Brown and Joseph Silverman
Book
07/2008
6th Edition
Oxford University Press
€223.10
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Previous edition
Godfrey H. Hardy
Introduction to the Theory of Numbers
Book
04/1980
5th Edition
Oxford University Press
€49.52
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Persons
Roger Heath-Brown F.R.S. was born in 1952, and is currently Professor of
Pure Mathematics at Oxford University. He works in analytic number
theory, and in particular on its applications to prime numbers and to
Diophantine equations.
Pure Mathematics at Oxford University. He works in analytic number
theory, and in particular on its applications to prime numbers and to
Diophantine equations.
Content
PREFACE TO THE SIXTH EDITION; PREFACE TO THE FIFTH EDITION; APPENDIX; LIST OF BOOKS; INDEX OF SPECIAL SYMBOLS AND WORDS; INDEX OF NAMES; GENERAL INDEX