Download or read book Elements of Number Theory written by John Stillwell and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2002-12-13 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Solutions of equations in integers is the central problem of number theory and is the focus of this book. The amount of material is suitable for a one-semester course. The author has tried to avoid the ad hoc proofs in favor of unifying ideas that work in many situations. There are exercises at the end of almost every section, so that each new idea or proof receives immediate reinforcement.