This monograph makes available, in English, the elementary parts of classical algebraic number theory. This second edition follows closely the plan and style of

. . . if one wants to make progress in mathematics one should study the masters not the pupils. N. H. Abel Heeke was certainly one of the masters, and in fact,

The exposition of the classical theory of algebraic numbers is clear and thorough, and there is a large number of exercises as well as worked out numerical exam

A translation of a classic work by one of the truly great figures of mathematics.

Algebraic number theory is one of the most refined creations in mathematics. It has been developed by some of the leading mathematicians of this and previous ce