Queen of Mathematics

A superb combination historical narrative and introductory mathematic text.-- Math Works, May 2003

• PART 1: FROM FERMAT TO LEGENDRE, Chapter 1. The Founding Fathers, Chapter 2. Fermat, Chapter 3. Euler, Chapter 4. From Euler to Lagrange; The Theory of Continued Fractions, Chapter 5. Lagrange, Chapter 6. Legendre, PART 2: GAUSS AND THE DISQUISfilONES ARITHMETICAE, Chapter 7. Gauss, Chapter 8. Theory of Congruence, Chapter 9. Theory of Congruences, Chapter 10. Primitive Roots and Power Residues, Chapter 11. Congruences of the Second Degree, Chapter 12. Binary Quadratic Forms 1: Arithmetic Theory, Chapter 13. Binary Quadratic Forms 2: Geometric Theory, Chapter 14. Cyclotomy, PART 3: ALGEBRAIC NUMBER THEORY, Chapter 15. Algebraic Number Theory 1: The Gaussian Integers and Biquadratic Reciprocity 1. Gauss and Biquadratic Reciprocity, Chapter 16. Algebraic Number Theory 2: Algebraic Numbers and Quadratic Fields, Chapter 17. Algebraic Number Theory 3: Ideals in Quadratic Fields, PART 4: ARITHMETIC ON CURVES, Chapter 18. Arithmetic on Curves 1: Rational Points and Plane Algebraic Curves, Chapter 19. Arithmetic on Curves 2: Rational Points and Elliptic Curves, Chapter 20. Arithmetic on Curves 3: The Twentieth Century, PART 5: MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS, Chapter 21. Irrational and Transcendental Numbers, Diophantine Approximation, Chapter 22. Geometry of Numbers, Chapter 23. p-adic Numbers and Valuations, Bibliography, Index