The Joy of Factoring

Download or read book The Joy of Factoring written by Samuel S. Wagstaff (Jr.) and published by American Mathematical Soc.. This book was released on 2013-10-24 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is about the theory and practice of integer factorization presented in a historic perspective. It describes about twenty algorithms for factoring and a dozen other number theory algorithms that support the factoring algorithms. Most algorithms are described both in words and in pseudocode to satisfy both number theorists and computer scientists. Each of the ten chapters begins with a concise summary of its contents. This book is written for readers who want to learn more about the best methods of factoring integers, many reasons for factoring, and some history of this fascinating subject. It can be read by anyone who has taken a first course in number theory." -- Publisher website.