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Number Theory

George E. Andrews

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Some favorites below. Books 0-3 are accessible. The remaining books are more difficult but I'd highly recommend them to math students. 0. Jan Gullberg, Mathematics, From the Birth of Numbers. A highly accessible popular survey on different branches of higher mathematics. I read this over the Summer between high school and starting my undergraduate degree. It's what made me want to study math. Previously I'd wanted to be a guitar player, but had to find a new ambition after an injury left me unable to play. 1. The high school mathematics series by Israel Gelfand. Algebra, Trigonometry, The Method of Coordinates, and Functions and Graphs. I didn't have much mathematics background in high school, but working through these really solidified my grasp on the basics. 2. George Polya. How to Solve it. A short book giving excellent high level advice on mathematical problem solving.…