Biscuits of Number Theory
The Dolciani Mathematical Expositions NUMBER THIRTY-FOUR Biscuits of Number Theory Edited by ArthurT. Benjamin and Ezra Brown Published and Distributed by The Mathematical Association of America Introduction xi Part I: Arithmetic 1 1. A Dozen Questions About the Powers of Two 3 James Tanton. Math Horizons, vol. 8, no. 1 (September 2001), pp. 5-10; 2002 frevor Evans Award. 2. From 30 to 60 is Not Twice as Hard 13 Michael Dalezman. Mathematics Magazine, vol. 73, no. 2 (April 2000), pp. 151-153. 3. Reducing the Sum of Two Fractions 17 Harris S. Shultz and Ray C. Shiflett. Mathematics Teacher, vol. 98, no. 7 (March 2005), pp. 486-490. 4. A Postmodern View of Fractions and Reciprocals of Fermat Primes .... 23 Rafe Jones and Jan Pearce. Mathematics Magazine, vol. 73, no. 2 (April 2000), pp. 83-97; 2001 Allendoerfer Award. 5. Visible Structures in Number Theory 39 Peter Borwein and Loki Jorgenson. American Mathematical Monthly, vol. 108, no. 10 (December 2001), pp. 897-910; 2002 Lester Ford Award. 6. Visual Gems of Number Theory 53 Roger B. Nelsen. Math Horizons, vol. 15, no. 3 (February 2008), pp. 7-9, 31. Part II: Primes 59 7. A New Proof of Euclid's Theorem 61 Filip Saidak. American Mathematical Monthly, vol. 113, no. 10 (December 2006), pp. 937-938. 8. On the Infinitude of the Primes 63 Harry Furstenberg. American Mathematical Monthly, vol. 62, no. 5 (May 1955), p. 353. 9. On the Series of Prime Reciprocals 65 James A. Clarkson. Proceedings oftheAMS, vol. 17, no. 2 (April 1966), p. 541.
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