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Publisher | Oxford University Press UK |
Author(s) | Robin Wilson |
Subtitle | A Very Short Introduction |
Published | 11th June 2020 |
Related course codes | MATH1116 - Advanced Mathematics and Applications 2, MATH2306 - Applied Mathematics II, MATH3104 - Advanced Algebra 1, MATH3325 - Advanced Functional Analysis, MATH3354 - Advanced Topics in Algebra, MATH4204 - Algebraic Topology Honours, MTH102 - Computer Aided Mathematics 2 with Applications, MTH110 - The Evolution of Mathematics, MTH129 - Discrete Mathematics, STA427 - Advanced Statistical Modelling, SIT194 - Introduction to Mathematical Modelling, SIT316 - Optimisation and Constraint Programming |
A Very Short Introduction
Number theory is the branch of mathematics that is primarily concerned with the counting numbers. Of particular importance are the prime numbers, the 'building blocks' of our number system. The subject is an old one, dating back over two millennia to the ancient Greeks, and for many years has been studied for its intrinsic beauty and elegance, not least because several of its challenges are so easy to state that everyone can understand them, and yet no-one has ever