Elementary Number Theory (A Series of Books in the Mathematical Sciences)

Rating:
Summary: great problems
Review: Some of the problems in this book are unlike any I've seen before, like Dudley gives a bunch of equations, you're supposed to see the pattern & he writes "guess & prove a theorem". Dudley's writing style is very informal & I thought it was a nice change from other books. Like the other person said, the book is clearly written and there are lots of examples. I had this book for a 3rd-year course, but I think a 1st or 2nd-year student could handle this book.

Rating:
Summary: great problems
Review: Some of the problems in this book are unlike any I've seen before, like Dudley gives a bunch of equations, you're supposed to see the pattern & he writes "guess & prove a theorem". Dudley's writing style is very informal & I thought it was a nice change from other books. Like the other person said, the book is clearly written and there are lots of examples. I had this book for a 3rd-year course, but I think a 1st or 2nd-year student could handle this book.

Rating:
Summary: A lot of examples and proofs! Perfect book for a beginner.
Review: This is the excellent book if you want to study the
number theory but don't know where to start.
The explanations are sound and CLEAR. A lot of problems
are actually solved by an author and many answers to
the exercises are given at the end of book.