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A Course in Number Theory and Cryptography (Graduate Texts in Mathematics)
Neal Koblitz
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Paperback. Series: Graduate Texts in Mathematics. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 171 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
. . . both Gauss and lesser mathematicians may be justified in rejoic ing that there is one science [number theory] at any rate, and that their own, whose very remoteness from ordinary human activities should keep it gentle and clean. - G. H. Hardy, A Mathematician's Apology, 1940 G. H. Hardy would have been surprised and probably displeased with the increasing interest in number theory for application to "ordinary human activities" such as information transmission (error-correcting codes) and cryptography (secret codes). Less than a half-century after Hardy wrote the words quoted above, it is no longer inconceivable (though it ... Read more
. . . both Gauss and lesser mathematicians may be justified in rejoic ing that there is one science [number theory] at any rate, and that their own, whose very remoteness from ordinary human activities should keep it gentle and clean. - G. H. Hardy, A Mathematician's Apology, 1940 G. H. Hardy would have been surprised and probably displeased with the increasing interest in number theory for application to "ordinary human activities" such as information transmission (error-correcting codes) and cryptography (secret codes). Less than a half-century after Hardy wrote the words quoted above, it is no longer inconceivable (though it ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Series
Graduate Texts in Mathematics
Number of Pages
235
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461264422
SKU
V9781461264422
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