My Numbers, My Friends Popular Lectures on Number Theory
Dear Friends of Numbers: This little book is for you. It should o?er an exquisite int- lectual enjoyment, which only relatively few fortunate people can experience. May these essays stimulate your curiosity and lead you to books and articles where these matters are discussed at a more technical leve...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
2000, 2000
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2000 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- The Fibonacci Numbers and the Arctic Ocean
- Representation of Real Numbers by Means of Fibonacci Numbers
- Prime Number Records
- Selling Primes
- Euler’s Famous Prime Generating Polynomial and the Class Number of Imaginary Quadratic Fields
- Gauss and the Class Number Problem
- Consecutive Powers
- 1093
- Powerless Facing Powers
- What Kind of Number Is