{"product_id":"number-theory-a-historical-approach-9780691159409","title":"Number Theory: A Historical Approach","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn introductory textbook with a unique historical approach to teaching number theory  The natural numbers have been studied for thousands of years  yet most undergraduate textbooks present number theory as a long list of theorems with little mention of how these results were discovered or why they are important. This book emphasizes the historical development of number theory  describing methods  theorems  and proofs in the contexts in which they originated  and providing an accessible introduction to one of the most fascinating subjects in mathematics.  Written in an informal style by an award-winning teacher  Number Theory covers prime numbers  Fibonacci numbers  and a host of other essential topics in number theory  while also telling the stories of the great mathematicians behind these developments  including Euclid  Carl Friedrich Gauss  and Sophie Germain. This one-of-a-kind introductory textbook features an extensive set of problems that enable students to actively reinforce and extend their understanding of the material  as well as fully worked solutions for many of these problems. It also includes helpful hints for when students are unsure of how to get started on a given problem. Uses a unique historical approach to teaching number theory Features numerous problems  helpful hints  and fully worked solutions Discusses fun topics like Pythagorean tuning in music  Sudoku puzzles  and arithmetic progressions of primes Includes an introduction to Sage  an easy-to-learn yet powerful open-source mathematics software package Ideal for undergraduate mathematics majors as well as non-math majors Digital solutions manual (available only to professors)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651898597429,"sku":"ByrdShop_0691159408","price":64.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780691159409.jpg?v=1781844462","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/number-theory-a-historical-approach-9780691159409","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}