A Primer of Analytic Number Theory: From Pythagoras to Riemann Contributor(s): Stopple, Jeffrey (Author) |
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ISBN: 0511755139 ISBN-13: 9780511755132 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $442.00 Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats Published: September 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Number Theory |
Dewey: 512.73 |
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Publisher Description: This undergraduate-level introduction describes those mathematical properties of prime numbers that can be deduced with the tools of calculus. Jeffrey Stopple pays special attention to the rich history of the subject and ancient questions on polygonal numbers, perfect numbers and amicable pairs, as well as to the important open problems. The culmination of the book is a brief presentation of the Riemann zeta function, which determines the distribution of prime numbers, and of the significance of the Riemann Hypothesis. |