Download or read book Prime Numbers, Friends Who Give Problems: A Trialogue With Papa Paulo written by Paulo Ribenboim and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2016-10-27 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prime Numbers, Friends Who Give Problems is written as a trialogue, with two persons who are interested in prime numbers asking the author, Papa Paulo, intelligent questions. Starting at a very elementary level, the book advances steadily, covering all important topics of the theory of prime numbers, up to the most famous problems. The humorous conversations and the inclusion of a back-story add to the uniqueness of the book. Concepts and results are also explained with great care, making the book accessible to a wide audience.