{"product_id":"9780470424131","title":"Number Theory A Lively Introduction with Proofs, Applications, and Stories","description":"\u003ch1\u003eNumber Theory\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Lively Introduction with Proofs, Applications, and Stories\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJames E. Pommersheim | Tim K. Marks | Erica L. Flapan\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eMathematics \/ Number Theory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNumber Theory: A Lively Introduction with Proofs, Applications, and Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, is a new book that provides a rigorous yet accessible introduction to elementary number theory along with relevant applications.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReadable discussions motivate new concepts and theorems before their formal definitions and statements are presented. Many theorems are preceded by \u003ci\u003eNumerical Proof Previews\u003c\/i\u003e, which are numerical examples that will help give students a concrete understanding of both the statements of the theorems and the ideas behind their proofs, before the statement and proof are formalized in more abstract terms. In addition, many applications of number theory are explained in detail throughout the text, including some that have rarely (if ever) appeared in textbooks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA unique feature of the book is that every chapter includes a \u003ci\u003emath myth\u003c\/i\u003e, a fictional story that introduces an important number theory topic in a friendly, inviting manner. Many of the exercise sets include in-depth \u003ci\u003eExplorations\u003c\/i\u003e, in which a series of exercises develop a topic that is related to the material in the section.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Pommersheim\u003c\/b\u003e is the Katharine Piggott Professor of Mathematics at Reed College. He held post-doctoral positions at the Institute for Advanced Study, M.I.T., and U.C. Berkeley, and he served on the mathematics faculty at New Mexico State University and Pomona College. Pommersheim has published research papers in a wide variety of areas, including algebraic geometry, number theory, topology, and quantum computation. He has enjoyed teaching number theory to students at many levels: college math and math education students, talented high school students, and advanced graduate students. Pommersheim earned his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, where he studied under William Fulton.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Marks\u003c\/b\u003e is a Research Scientist at Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Previously, he taught high school mathematics and physics for three years, and he worked for three years as a mathematics textbook editor at McDougal Littell\/ Houghton Mifflin. Marks and Pommersheim have taught number theory at the Johns Hopkins University's Center for Talented Youth (CTY) summer program for 19 years. Marks earned his A.B. degree from Harvard University. He completed his Ph.D. and postdoctoral research at the University of California, San Diego.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eErica Flapan\u003c\/b\u003e joined the mathematics department at Pomona College in 1986. She held post-doctoral positions at Rice University and the University of California, Santa Barbara. Flapan has taught a wide range of mathematics courses and has numerous publications in topology and its applications to chemistry, including her book \u003ci\u003eWhen Topology Meets Chemistry\u003c\/i\u003e. She developed a course entitled \"Problem Solving in the Sciences,” which aims to teach students the mathematics they need in order to succeed in science and economics. Flapan obtained her Ph.D. in knot theory from the University of Wisconsin and is the Lingurn H. Burkhead Professor of Mathematics at Pomona College.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 February 2010\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470424131\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e784\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e46.4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44385459601548,"sku":"9780470424131","price":186.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470424131.jpg?v=1780166563","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780470424131","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}