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The Fibonacci Numbers and Integer Structure: Foundations for a Modern Quadrivium

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In the study of integers over many centuries, simple but very useful data have often been overlooked or at least sparingly used. The development of modular rings provides a means to shed light on such data. A modular ring is effectively an array of integers which can be uniquely identified by columns and rows with the aid of linear equations. Thus the modular ring Z4 has 4 columns (or classes), and its first two rows are 0,1,2,3 and 4,5,6,7, respectively. In turn, its columns can be identified by the classes. This notation is suggestive and transparent, and the notation itself becomes a tool of thought. The book contains a collection of readily accessible classical problems, most of which can be linked to the sequence of Fibonacci integers and explained with integer structure analysis. Modular rings are used to solve, prove and extend a variety of number theory problems associated with generalized Fibonacci numbers, golden ratio families and primes, and distinctions between prime and composite integers, as well as the classical conjectures of Brocard-Ramanujan and Erdös-Strauss. Thus (though mathematically, the golden ratio is a humble surd), replacing its argument shows that it has an infinity for close relatives that can be a source of further exploration, particularly with generalizations of Fibonacci numbers. Another important structural feature is the right-end-digit (RED) of an integer its value modulo 10. No matter the sizes of integers, operations with their REDs are stable; for instance, the sum of the integers abcde2 and ghabj5 has a RED of 7. This stability is exploited in several chapters so that powers are reduced to 4 types in the ring modulo 4 which, for example, clarifies Fermats Last Theorem for some powers. The context of this book is the teaching and learning of mathematics. This happens in historical and sociological contexts, and the text has sufficient historical and philosophical allusions for anyone to see that mathematics per se transcends race and religion, history and geography. The topics of number theory in the hands of well-educated teachers can inspire a love of learning in general and in mathematics in particular. For this reason, the authors have embedded relevant issues on liberal education as a foundation for education in the 21st century, particularly in fostering creativity through the inspiration and passion of teachers. Thus, the authors indicate the role of number theory as an important part of a genuine liberal education, accessible to all students today in a way that education in the ancient quadrivium was confined to a small section of society.

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Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1536134546
Category: Books > Subjects > Science, Nature & Maths > Mathematics > Education > Higher Education
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 13 April 2018
Listed Since: 22 February 2018

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