Quadratics (Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications) (Hardcover)

by Richard Anthony Mollin (Editor) "The essential purpose of this introductory chapter is to set the stage by introducing all relevant background required..." (more)
Key Phrases: complex quadratic orders, fundamental radicand, class number one problem, Four Color Theorem, Prove Claim, University of Berlin (more...)

Editorial Reviews

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A great deal to be welcomed in this book...It collects much information in one of the major areas of modern computational number theory...Numerous exercises and problems make it a foundation for various postgraduate courses.
- Roger Cook, London Mathematical Society

Product Description
The first thing you will find out about this book is that it is fun to read. It is meant for the browser, as well as for the student and for the specialist wanting to know about the area. The footnotes give an historical background to the text, in addition to providing deeper applications of the concept that is being cited. This allows the browser to look more deeply into the history or to pursue a given sideline. Those who are only marginally interested in the area will be able to read the text, pick up information easily, and be entertained at the same time by the historical and philosophical digressions. It is rich in structure and motivation in its concentration upon quadratic orders.This is not a book that is primarily about tables, although there are 80 pages of appendices that contain extensive tabular material (class numbers of real and complex quadratic fields up to 104; class group structures; fundamental units of real quadratic fields; and more!). This book is primarily a reference book and graduate student text with more than 200 exercises and a great deal of hints! The motivation for the text is best given by a quote from the Preface of Quadratics: "There can be no stronger motivation in mathematical inquiry than the search for truth and beauty. It is this author's long-standing conviction that number theory has the best of both of these worlds. In particular, algebraic and computational number theory have reached a stage where the current state of affairs richly deserves a proper elucidation. It is this author's goal to attempt to shine the best possible light on the subject."

Product Details

• Hardcover: 416 pages
• Publisher: CRC-Press; 1 edition (December 30, 1975)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0849339839
• ISBN-13: 978-0849339837
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
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