Number theory is used by mathematicians, computer scientists, and programmers to solve real-world programming problems. In turn, computers are used to solve problems in number theory. Until now, the literature has provided far more theory than practice, which means the field is poorly understood and underutilized. This book provides practical guidelines and source code for everyday applications.
Put number theory to work in real-life code - Number Theory A Programmer's Guide.
It's here... the first book to survey a full range of problems in number theory and apply it to the real world for real programmers. With many examples and solutions written in highly portable C, this down-to-earth guide shows you one step at a time how to apply number theory to computing tasks such as: Finding Prime Numbers and Factorizatrion. Solving Diophantine Equations. Trial-and-Error Solution Strategies. Algorithm Design. Multiple Precision Arithmetic. If you've grown weary of number theory programming books that purport to be for programmers, and refer to computers as 'computing machines, " then you're ready for Mark Herkommer's Number Theory. In this one essential resource, you'll get a modern, nuts-and-bolts take on number theory that caters to practically all your on-the-job programming needs-in language you can understand and put to work right away. In addition, you get enjoyable number curios that challenged and amused ancient mathematicians, easily crunchable with today's computers-plus some thought-provoking, still-unsolved problems. Whatever industry you're in, whatever the application, Number Theory covers only the theory you need to give you the fast, accurate solutions you want.
