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Steve Wright - Quadratic Residues and Non-Residues - 9783319459547 - V9783319459547
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Quadratic Residues and Non-Residues

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Description for Quadratic Residues and Non-Residues Paperback. Series: Lecture Notes in Mathematics. Num Pages: 292 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBF; PBH; PBKF; PBMW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.

This book offers an account of the classical theory of quadratic residues and non-residues with the goal of using that theory as a lens through which to view the development of some of the fundamental methods employed in modern elementary, algebraic, and analytic number theory.

The first three chapters present some basic facts and the history of quadratic residues and non-residues and discuss various proofs of the Law of Quadratic Reciprosity in depth, with an emphasis on the six proofs that Gauss published. The remaining seven chapters explore some interesting applications of the Law of Quadratic Reciprocity, prove some results concerning ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
Series
Lecture Notes in Mathematics
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319459547
SKU
V9783319459547
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Ref
99-15

About Steve Wright
After earning degrees in mathematics from Western Kentucky University and Indiana University, the author joined the faculty at Oakland University, where he is now Professor of Mathematics in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. He currently occupies his time studying number theory.

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