Download or read book A Friendly Introduction to Number Theory written by Joseph H. Silverman and published by Pearson Higher Ed. This book was released on 2013-10-03 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For one-semester undergraduate courses in Elementary Number Theory. A Friendly Introduction to Number Theory, Fourth Edition is designed to introduce students to the overall themes and methodology of mathematics through the detailed study of one particular facet—number theory. Starting with nothing more than basic high school algebra, students are gradually led to the point of actively performing mathematical research while getting a glimpse of current mathematical frontiers. The writing is appropriate for the undergraduate audience and includes many numerical examples, which are analyzed for patterns and used to make conjectures. Emphasis is on the methods used for proving theorems rather than on specific results.