History of the Theory of Numbers, Volume I: Divisibility and Primality

by Leonard Eugene Dickson

Overview

This 1st volume in the series History of the Theory of Numbers presents the material related to the subjects of divisibility and primality. This series is the work of a distinguished mathematician who taught at the University of Chicago for 4 decades and is celebrated for his many contributions to number theory and group theory. 1919 edition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780486154596
Publisher:	Dover Publications
Publication date:	01/27/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	512
File size:	25 MB
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About the Author

Leonard Eugene Dickson taught at the University of Chicago.

Table of Contents

I. Perfect, multiply perfect, and amicable numbers
II. Formulas for the number and sum of divisors, problems of Fermat and Wallis
III. Fermat’s and Wilson’s theorems, generalizations and converses; symmetric functions of 1, 2, ..., p-1, modulo p
IV Residue of (up-1-1)/p modulo p
V. Euler’s function, generalizations; Farey series
VI. Periodic decimal fractions; periodic fractions; factors of 10n
VII. Primitive roots, exponents, indices, binomial congruences
VIII. Higher congruences
IX. Divisibility of factorials and multinomial coefficients
X. Sum and number of divisors
XI. Miscellaneous theorems on divisibility, greatest common divisor, least common multiple
XII. Criteria for divisibility by a given number
XIII. Factor tables, lists of primes
XIV. Methods of factoring
XV. Fermat numbers
XVI. Factors of an+bn
XVII. Recurring series; Lucas’ un, vn
XVIII. Theory of prime numbers
XIX. Inversion of functions; Möbius’ function; numerical integrals and derivatives
XX. Properties of the digits of numbers
Indexes