Topics in Number Theory, Volumes I and II Ranging from the laboratory to

Ranging from the laboratory to launching pad and from international conference halls to lunar wastelands

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Topics in Number Theory, Volumes I and II Ranging from the laboratory toClassic two part work now available in a single volume assumes no prior theoretical knowledge on reader's part and develops the subject fully. Volume I is a suitable first course text for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students. Volume II requires a much higher level of mathematical maturity, including a working knowledge of the theory of analytic functions. Contents range from chapters on binary quadratic forms to the Thue Siegel Roth