History of the Theory of Numbers, Volume III: Quadratic and Higher Forms (Dover Books on Mathematics Book 3) by Leonard Eugene Dickson (PDF)

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This 3rd volume in the series History of the Theory of Numbers presents material related to Quadratic and Higher Forms. Volume III is mainly concerned with general theories rather than with special problems and special theorems. The investigations deal with the most advanced parts of the theory of numbers. 1919 edition.

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⭐This is a historically important book and a vast undertaking, thoroughly researched and clearly written. The audience would be graduate students or professors of mathematics with interest in math history or quadratic forms. This volume can be read independently of the other volumes. I bought it because I’ve been reading Gauss’ “Disquisitiones Arithmeticae” (1801), and was interested in gaining a greater perspective on the history of quadratic forms, both before and after Gauss. I have been very pleased with Dickson’s book. Regarding the physical aspects, it is a high-quality paperback with very good binding, although the type is a bit on the small side, using old-fashioned typesetting that is a bit harder to read than the LaTeX that I’ve become accustomed to.

⭐Great!

⭐Exccellent book on math.

⭐If you are looking for a quick concise history of any technical number theoretical topic (300BC–1900) this set of volumes is a masterpiece and stands alone–very few fields have such a fine authoritative concise summary of their history. The author clearly spent years combing libraries and trying to catalog all of what had been done in number theory. For this reason, these volumes are truly excellent reference books that all large libraries should own (but few individuals).They are reference books, do not buy them to sit down and learn about the history of number theory. They are not narratives. No quaint stories. No pictures. Very few definitions. Just very long lists of very terse concise references arranged by topic and then listed chronologically. To fault these volumes for being boring is to entirely miss their purpose, they are not written to entertain you.I love my copies, and enjoy seeing who did what on archaic areas of number theory that are no longer explored, but I think others should look in a library and know what they are buying before they do. And especially do not buy just one volume before knowing if it covers parts of the field you care about.Like a very specialized tool, these are invaluable to certain craftsmen, and totally useless to the general public.

⭐EXCELLENT

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