My Numbers, My Friends: Popular Lectures on Number Theory

This is a selection of expository essays by Paulo Ribenboim, the author of such popular titles as "The New Book of Prime Number Records" and "The Little Book of Big Primes". The book contains essays on Fibonacci numbers, prime numbers, Bernoulli numbers, and historical presentations of the main problems pertaining to elementary number theory, such as for instance Kummer's work on Fermat's Last Theorem. The essays are written in a light and humorous language without secrets and are thoroughly accessible to everyone with an interest in numbers.

Author: Paulo Ribenboim
Publisher: Springer
Published: 06/09/2000
Pages: 376
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.16lbs
Size: 9.22h x 6.13w x 0.82d
ISBN: 9780387989112

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2001 pg. 1116

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