Elementary Number Theory and Its Applications

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Pearson/Addison Wesley, 2005 - Mathematics - 721 pages

Elementary Number Theory and Its Applicationsis noted for its outstanding exercise sets, including basic exercises, exercises designed to help students explore key concepts, and challenging exercises. Computational exercises and computer projects are also provided. In addition to years of use and professor feedback, the fifth edition of this text has been thoroughly checked to ensure the quality and accuracy of the mathematical content and the exercises.

The blending of classical theory with modern applications is a hallmark feature of the text. The Fifth Edition builds on this strength with new examples and exercises, additional applications and increased cryptology coverage. The author devotes a great deal of attention to making this new edition up-to-date, incorporating new results and discoveries in number theory made in the past few years.

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Contents

What Is Number Theory?
1
Integer Representations and Operations
43
Primes and Greatest Common Divisors
67
Copyright

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