A Course in Computational Number Theory Hardcover

David Bressoud

A Course in Computational Number Theory uses the computer as a tool for motivation and explanation. The book is designed for the reader to quickly access a computer and begin doing personal experiments with the patterns of the integers. It presents and explains many of the fastest algorithms for working with integers. Traditional topics are covered, but the text also explores factoring algorithms, primality testing, the RSA public-key cryptosystem, and unusual applications such as check digit schemes and a computation of the energy that holds a salt crystal together. Advanced topics include continued fractions, Pell's equation, and the Gaussian primes.

9780470412152

English

John Wiley And Sons Inc

06-Nov-08

384

Richard Fellowsis a Professor in the Department of Real Estate and Construction, University of Hong Kong and joint co-ordinator of CIB W112: Culture in Construction. He graduated from the University of Aston and has worked as a quantity surveyor for several major contractors. He has a PhD from the University of Reading, was co-ordinator for research in construction management for the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council in the UK and has extensive experience in research and teaching in many countries.Anita Liugraduated from the University of Reading and returned to Hong Kong to work in industry, quantity surveying consultancy and for the Hong Kong government. She has carried out many research projects and gained her PhD from the University of Hong Kong. She is currently Professor of Commercial Management and Quantity Surveying in the Department of Civil & Building Engineering at Loughborough University.

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