| A Primer of Analytic Number Theory: From Pythagoras to Riemann Contributor(s): Stopple, Jeffrey (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521813093 ISBN-13: 9780521813099 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $185.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Number Theory |
| Dewey: 512.7 |
| LCCN: 2002041263 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (1.50 lbs) 398 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This undergraduate-level introduction describes those mathematical properties of prime numbers that can be deduced with the tools of calculus. Jeffrey Stopple pays special attention to the rich history of the subject and ancient questions on polygonal numbers, perfect numbers and amicable pairs, as well as to the important open problems. The culmination of the book is a brief presentation of the Riemann zeta function, which determines the distribution of prime numbers, and of the significance of the Riemann Hypothesis. |