New book - de pracht van priemgetallen

tha · 2013-12-27, 16:52

For those of you who master the Dutch language, a new book has appeared on the market titled 'De pracht van priemgetallen' (The beauty of prime numbers).

The book has over 190 pages; ISBN 978-90-351-3863-6 and is published by prometheus-bertbakker.

Mersenne primes and GIMPS are very extensively covered in the book. Many prominent chapters are devoted to Mersenne primes.

Brian-E · 2013-12-27, 17:47

I'm guessing that you're one of the authors?

No need to confirm or deny that!

I guess we must buy the book to find out what Ionica Smeets is talking about when she writes that the authors describe number theory as a dangerous rabid dog and compares the number 1 with the dwarf planet Pluto.

tha · 2013-12-27, 22:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian-E

I'm guessing that you're one of the authors?

No need to confirm or deny that!

Still, no, I found it under the tree.

Brian-E · 2013-12-28, 17:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by tha

Still, no, I found it under the tree.

Oh, I see. It is indeed amazing what you can find under a tree.

ewmayer · 2013-12-29, 03:03

I found a bunch of roots under mine. Let us hope at least one is primitive.

2013-12-27, 16:52	#1
tha Dec 2002 5·163 Posts	New book - de pracht van priemgetallen For those of you who master the Dutch language, a new book has appeared on the market titled 'De pracht van priemgetallen' (The beauty of prime numbers). The book has over 190 pages; ISBN 978-90-351-3863-6 and is published by prometheus-bertbakker. Mersenne primes and GIMPS are very extensively covered in the book. Many prominent chapters are devoted to Mersenne primes.

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2013-12-27, 17:47	#2
Brian-E "Brian" Jul 2007 The Netherlands 7·467 Posts	I'm guessing that you're one of the authors? No need to confirm or deny that! I guess we must buy the book to find out what Ionica Smeets is talking about when she writes that the authors describe number theory as a dangerous rabid dog and compares the number 1 with the dwarf planet Pluto.

2013-12-29, 03:03	#5
ewmayer ∂²ω=0 Sep 2002 República de California 19×613 Posts	I found a bunch of roots under mine. Let us hope at least one is primitive.