Summing It Up: From One Plus One to Modern Number Theory

by Avner Ash and Robert Gross

Book Overview

The power and properties of numbers, from basic addition and sums of squares to cutting-edge theory

We use addition on a daily basis--yet how many of us stop to truly consider the enormous and remarkable ramifications of this mathematical activity? Summing It Up uses addition as a springboard to present a fascinating and accessible look at numbers and number theory, and how we apply beautiful numerical properties to answer...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691170193
• ISBN13: 9780691170190
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.4"