My Numbers, My Friends
| Author | : Paulo Ribenboim |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 384 |
| Release | : 2006-05-10 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780387227542 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0387227547 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (547 Downloads) |
Download or read book My Numbers, My Friends written by Paulo Ribenboim and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-05-10 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This selection of expository essays by Paulo Ribenboim should be of interest to mathematicians from all walks. Ribenboim, a highly praised author of several popular titles, writes each essay in a light and humorous language without secrets, making them thoroughly accessible to everyone with an interest in numbers. This new collection includes essays on Fibonacci numbers, prime numbers, Bernoulli numbers, and historical presentations of the main problems pertaining to elementary number theory, such as Kummers work on Fermat's last theorem.