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- catalog abstract "A deep understanding of prime numbers is one of the great challenges in mathematics. In this book, fundamental theorems, challenging open problems, and the most recent computational records are presented in a language without secrets. The impressive wealth of material and references will make this book a favorite companion and a source of inspiration to all readers. Paulo Ribenboim is Professor Emeritus at Queen's University in Canada, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and recipient of the George Pólya Award of the Mathematical Association of America. He is the author of 13 books and more than 150 research articles. From the reviews of the First Edition: Number Theory and mathematics as a whole will benefit from having such an accessible book exposing advanced material. There is no question that this book will succeed in exciting many new people to the beauty and fascination of prime numbers, and will probably bring more young people to research in these areas. - Andrew Granville, Zentralblatt Ribenboim is a rare creature - an academic who writes in an unstuffy way - and his book gives an overview of what is currently known about primes. - Robert Matthews, The Sunday Telegraph …This genially reader-friendly tour de force, by a scientist with an encyclopedic and up-to-the-minute knowledge of the subject, is a wholly admirable addition to anyone’s bookshelf. - John H. Halton, American Scientist".
- catalog contributor b13302723.
- catalog created "c2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "c2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2004.".
- catalog description "A deep understanding of prime numbers is one of the great challenges in mathematics. In this book, fundamental theorems, challenging open problems, and the most recent computational records are presented in a language without secrets. The impressive wealth of material and references will make this book a favorite companion and a source of inspiration to all readers. Paulo Ribenboim is Professor Emeritus at Queen's University in Canada, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and recipient of the George Pólya Award of the Mathematical Association of America. He is the author of 13 books and more than 150 research articles. From the reviews of the First Edition: Number Theory and mathematics as a whole will benefit from having such an accessible book exposing advanced material. There is no question that this book will succeed in exciting many new people to the beauty and fascination of prime numbers, and will probably bring more young people to research in these areas. - Andrew Granville, Zentralblatt Ribenboim is a rare creature - an academic who writes in an unstuffy way - and his book gives an overview of what is currently known about primes. - Robert Matthews, The Sunday Telegraph …This genially reader-friendly tour de force, by a scientist with an encyclopedic and up-to-the-minute knowledge of the subject, is a wholly admirable addition to anyone’s bookshelf. - John H. Halton, American Scientist".
- catalog description "Epigraph -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Guiding the Reader -- Table of Notations -- Introduction -- How Many Prime Numbers Are There?- How to Recognize Whether a Natural Number is a Prime -- Are There Functions Defining Prime Numbers?- How Are the Prime Numbers Distributed?- Which Special Kinds of Primes Have Been Considered?- Heuristic and Probabilistic Results about Prime Numbers -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Primes up to 10,000 -- Index of Tables -- Index of Records -- Index of Names -- Gallimawfries -- Subject Index.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-324) and index.".
- catalog extent "xxiii, 356 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0387201696 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "c2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Springer,".
- catalog subject "512.7/23 22".
- catalog subject "Mathematics.".
- catalog subject "Number theory.".
- catalog subject "Numbers, Prime.".
- catalog subject "QA246 .R473 2004".
- catalog tableOfContents "Epigraph -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Guiding the Reader -- Table of Notations -- Introduction -- How Many Prime Numbers Are There?- How to Recognize Whether a Natural Number is a Prime -- Are There Functions Defining Prime Numbers?- How Are the Prime Numbers Distributed?- Which Special Kinds of Primes Have Been Considered?- Heuristic and Probabilistic Results about Prime Numbers -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Primes up to 10,000 -- Index of Tables -- Index of Records -- Index of Names -- Gallimawfries -- Subject Index.".
- catalog title "The little book of bigger primes / Paulo Ribenboim.".
- catalog type "text".