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Number theory and its history

by Øystein Ore · first published 1948

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generationP · Jul 3, 2020 · Recommends

…on the previous title, which itself is a play on an Erdös quote) is an olympiad problem book; it might be one of the best in its genre. Oystein Ore has some nice introductory books on number theory (Number Theory and its History) and on graphs (Graphs and their uses); they should be cheap now due to their age, but haven't gotten any less readable. Kvant Selecta by Serge Tabachnikov is a 3(?)-volume series of articles from the…
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thejteam · Oct 21, 2013 · Recommends

…Space" by Frank Jones. A good undergraduate level textbook, problems integrated into the text instead of at the end of the chapter. I wish I hadn't given my copy away now. For number theory I liked "Number Theory and its History" by Oystein Ore. Best part is it is cheap. Good intro to number theory, it was accessible to me in high school (I was advanced, but no genius) and I learned things that I never even encountered in college…
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mike00632 · Oct 25, 2019 · Recommends

"Number Theory and its History" (1948) by Øystein Ore is considered a classic. https://www.amazon.com/Number-Theory-History-Dover-Mathemati...
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