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An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers
【Preface】
These lectures are intended as an introduction to the elementary theory of
numbers. I use the word “elementary” both in the technical sense—complex
variable theory is to be avoided—and in the usual sense—that of being easy to
understand, I hope.
I shall not concern myself with questions of foundations and shall presuppose
familiarity only with the most elementary concepts of arithmetic, i.e., elementary
divisibility properties, g.c.d. (greatest common divisor), l.c.m. (least common
multiple), essentially unique factorizaton into primes and the fundamental
theorem of arithmetic: if p | ab then p | a or p | b.
I shall consider a number of rather distinct topics each of which could easily
be the subject of 15 lectures. Hence, I shall not be able to penetrate deeply
in any direction. On the other hand, it is well known that in number theory,
more than in any other branch of mathematics, it is easy to reach the frontiers
of knowledge. It is easy to propound problems in number theory that are
unsolved. I shall mention many of these problems; but the trouble with the
natural problems of number theory is that they are either too easy or much
too difficult. I shall therefore try to expose some problems that are of interest
and unsolved but for which there is at least a reasonable hope for a solution
by you or me.
The topics I hope to touch on are outlined in the Table of Contents, as are
some of the main reference books.
Most of the material I want to cover will consist of old theorems proved in
old ways, but I also hope to produce some old theorems proved in new ways
and some new theorems proved in old ways. Unfortunately I cannot produce
many new theorems proved in really new ways.
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