An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers
 First edition | |
| Author | G. H. Hardy E. M. Wright |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Number theory |
| Genre | Textbook |
| Published | 1938 |
| Publisher | Clarendon Press |
| OCLC | 879664 |
An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers is a classic textbook in the field of number theory, by G. H. Hardy and E. M. Wright. It is on the list of 173 books essential for undergraduate math libraries.[1]
The book grew out of a series of lectures by Hardy and Wright and was first published in 1938.
The third edition added an elementary proof of the prime number theorem, and the sixth edition added a chapter on elliptic curves.
Reviews
[edit]- E. T. Bell (July 1939). "Review: G. H. Hardy and E. M. Wright, An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers", Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 45(7): pp. 507–509
- Anderson, Ian (2010). "Reviews - An introduction to the theory of numbers (sixth edition), by G. H. Hardy and E. M. Wright. Pp. 620. 2008. £30 (paperback). ISBN: 978-0-19-921986-5 (Oxford University Press)". The Mathematical Gazette. 94 (529): 184. doi:10.1017/S0025557200007464. ISSN 0025-5572.
- Robertson, Edmund; O'Connor, John (July 2020). "Reviews of G H Hardy and E M Wright's Theory of Numbers". MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Bell, E. T. (1939), "Book Review: An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers", Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society, 45 (7): 507–509, doi:10.1090/S0002-9904-1939-07025-0, ISSN 0002-9904
- Hardy, Godfrey Harold; Wright, E. M. (1938), An introduction to the theory of numbers. (First ed.), Oxford: Clarendon Press, JFM 64.0093.03, Zbl 0020.29201
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) - Hardy, Godfrey Harold; Wright, E. M. (1954) [1938], An introduction to the theory of numbers (Third ed.), Oxford, at the Clarendon Press, MR 0067125
- Hardy, Godfrey Harold; Wright, E. M. (1971) [1938], An introduction to the theory of numbers (Fourth ed.), The Clarendon Press Oxford University Press
- Hardy, Godfrey Harold; Wright, E. M. (1979) [1938], An introduction to the theory of numbers (Fifth ed.), The Clarendon Press Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-853171-5, MR 0568909
- Hardy, Godfrey Harold; Wright, E. M. (2008) [1938], Heath-Brown, D. R.; Silverman, J. H. (eds.), An introduction to the theory of numbers (Sixth ed.), Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-921986-5, MR 2445243
Citations
[edit]- ↑ "The Basic Library List: MAA's Recommendations for Undergraduate Libraries". 4 November 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
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