Number Theory Essentials

Designed for the reader who only needs a basic understanding or review of number theory concepts, this book uses step by step proofs and numerous examples and practice exercises to cover the basics of primes, divisibility, unique factorization, Fermat's Theorem, congruence, quadratic fields, arithmetical functions, Diophantine Equations, and more.

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Designed for the reader who only needs a basic understanding or review of number theory concepts, the book uses step by step proofs and numerous examples and practice exercises to cover the basics of primes, divisibility, unique factorization, Fermat's Theorem, congruence, quadratic fields, arithmetical functions, Diophantine Equations, and more. Each title in the series: presents basic concepts in easy to read format, designed for those who are uncomfortable with mathematics; and includes numerous step by step examples and practice exercises that help the reader to understand the topics in a "self-study" format.