Number theory through inquiry
Series: MAA textbooks Edition statement:1st ed. Published by : Mathematical Association of America, (Washington, D.C. :) Physical details: ix, 140 p. Year: 2007-
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Includes index.
Introduction -- Divide and conquer -- Prime time -- A modular world -- Fermat's Little Theorem and Euler's Theorem -- Public key cryptography -- Polynomial congruences and primitive roots -- The golden rule : quadratic reciprocity -- Pythagorean triples, sums of squares, and Fermat's Last Theorem -- Rationals close to irrationals and the Pell equation -- The search for primes -- Mathematical induction : the domino effect.
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