This book is divided into two parts. The first part is preliminary and consists of algebraic number theory and the theory of semisimple algebras. There are two

Provides an introduction to quadratic forms.

The arithmetic theory of quadratic forms is a rich branch of number theory that has had important applications to several areas of pure mathematics - particular

For a long time - at least from Fermat to Minkowski - the theory of quadratic forms was a part of number theory. Much of the best work of the great number theor