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Excursions in Number Theory (Dover Books on Mathematics) Paperback – November 1, 1988

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  • Series: Dover Books on Mathematics
  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Dover Publications (November 1, 1988)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0486257789
  • ISBN-13: 978-0486257785
  • Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 5.2 x 7.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
An amusing and short book covering the "fun" of numbers.
By A Customer on July 6, 1996
Format: Paperback
Written for anyone with an interest in numbers, this booktalks about some of the "neat" things about numbers withoutrequiring more than high school mathematical knowledge. Topics covered include prime number, geometric numbers, repeated fractions, and other chestnuts in mathematical recreations. This book is written at precisely the right level to interest a wide range of readers. For college mathematics students, a higher level book, such as "Fundamentals of Number Theory" by Leveque would be recommended as a primer to the theory of numbers.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
An Enjoyable Romp Through Number Theory, Skipping from Topic to Topic
By Michael Wischmeyer on January 14, 2006
Format: Paperback
Excursions in Number Theory (Oxford, publ. 1966; Dover reprint 1988) is a brief pleasure trip across the realm of number theory. C. Stanley Ogilvy's and John T. Anderson's enjoyable text only requires that readers have familiarity with algebra and have a penchant for puzzles. For those interested in more mathematics twenty pages of explanatory notes are found in the appendix.

Using carefully selected examples, the authors present key topics with surprisingly clarity. Although congruences (arithmetic, not geometric), Diophantine equations, and continued fractions may be unfamiliar, the reader rather quickly appreciates the critical roles played by these concepts and tools. For example, congruences prove to be exceedingly helpful in solving a wide range a numeric problems and also reappear in later discussions on irrationals, iterations, and Diophantine equations.

The study of prime numbers is fundamental to number theory, but as yet we have no known formula to produce all primes. Even more disturbing, we have no procedures that are even guaranteed to produce only primes (i.e., not yield an unpredictable mix of primes and composite numbers). There is something fundamental about primes that we seem not to understand. The short chapter, Prime Numbers as Leftover Scrap, offers a fascinating perspective that I have not encountered elsewhere.

Other chapters are more playful, offering curios, puzzles, and oddities. Some examples appear to be little more than amusing numeric coincidences while other oddities prove to have theoretical significance. I am not an avid fan of mathematical puzzles, but I thoroughly enjoyed these diversionary chapters.Read more ›
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
A Wonderful Trip
By Hugh Alley on December 22, 2000
Format: Paperback
Unlike other Dover books, this text does not require an extensive background in math and fluency in the language of proofs. It is, as the title suggests, a delightful excursion through number theory that will ignite your interest in the subject and move you to further study.
I found the author's annotations helpful and I did not mind the occasional use of British vernacular. At many points in the text, Ogilvy & Anderson prompt the reader to pursue a question on their own, rather than walk through a full proof or explanation. This may seem abrupt, but it keeps the text focused and leaves the reader wanting to know more about number theory.
I hope Dover continues to reach out to a general audience with books like this. It condenses a difficult subject into everyday language without condescending to the reader.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
An understandable journey through one of the most fascinating areas of human endeavor
By Charles Ashbacher HALL OF FAMETOP 500 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on August 31, 2009
Format: Paperback
Number theory is the most fascinating area of mathematics; I have yet to meet a mathematician that does not enjoy it. Making it even more interesting is the fact that the fundamental principles can be understood by almost everyone. It is the only area of mathematics where many of the most difficult unsolved problems can be understood by people having only a high school mathematics background.
This book is an introduction to number theory that will appeal to everyone with an interest in numbers that understands high school algebra. It begins with a history of the development of numbers and then quite correctly proceeds to a description of some of the most prominent number patterns. Congruence arithmetic, Diophantine equations, prime and lucky numbers, continued fractions and Fibonacci numbers are the remaining primary topics. Secondary topics are some mathematical curiosities and brief histories of some calculating prodigies.
If you enjoy numbers and are interested in learning more about their properties then this is a book that you will enjoy. High school algebra is the only prerequisite to this journey through one of the most fascinating areas of human endeavor.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
A popular math book, so no math required
By Marc Mest on February 20, 2012
Format: Paperback
This is not a math book from the point of learning number theory. It is a popular math book which gives a reader some basic understanding of a little bit of number theory.

The audience for this book are laypeople and the examples and subject matter is very casual.

For those who enjoy popular math books I have a warning: with the current explosion of popular math books you will probably have seen most of this material.

Math people will not find anything in this book, but hey it is a nice easy read for the casual reader.
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