Number theory through inquiry / David C. Marshall, Edward Odell, Michael Starbird.

• Author: ProQuest (Firm); Marshall, David C.
• TeilnehmendeR: Odell, E.; Starbird, Michael P.; ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: MAA textbooks
• Physical Description: ix, 140 p.
• Notes: Includes index.

Table of Contents

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.