Making Transcendence Transparent: An Intuitive Approach to Classical Transcendental Number Theory

by Robert Tubbs and Edward B. Burger

Book Overview

While the theory of transcendental numbers is a fundamental and important branch of number theory, most mathematicians know only its most elementary results. The aim of "Making Transcendence Transparent" is to provide the reader with an understanding of the basic principles and tools of transcendence theory and an intuitive framework within which the major results can be appreciated and their proofs can be understood. The book includes big picture...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387214445
• ISBN13: 9780387214443
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 263 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.6"