An Introduction to the Smarandache Function

By Charles Ashbacher

Book Id: WPLBN0002097039
Format Type: PDF eBook:
File Size: 1.64 MB
Reproduction Date: 8/31/2011

Title:	An Introduction to the Smarandache Function
Author:	Charles Ashbacher
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Non Fiction, Mathematics, Smarandache Collections
Collections:	Mathematics, Mathematical Analysis, Critical Thinking, Algebra, Arithmetic, Special Collection Mathematics, Logic, Authors Community, Math, Literature, Law, Favorites in India
Historic Publication Date:	1995
Publisher:	Charles Ashbacher

Member Page:	PG Reading Room
Citation APA MLA Chicago Ashbacher, B. C. (1995). An Introduction to the Smarandache Function. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Description
The creation of a book is an act that requires several preconditions. I) An interesting and worthwhile subject; 2) A fair, yet demanding editor.; 3) Someone willing to put the words on paper. Given the existence of these three items, the leap to making the book a good one becomes the responsibility of the author. The Smarandache function is simultaneously a logical extension to earlier functions in number theory as well as a key to many future paths of exploration. As such, it is hoped that you get as much out of this book as the author did in writing it. While all books are a collective work, the responsibility for any errors ultimately falls to the author, and this is no exception.

Excerpt
As one of the oldest of mathematical disciplines, the roots of number theory extend back into antiquity. Problems are often easy to state, but extremely difficult to solve. Which is the origin of much of their charm. All mathematicians, amateurs and professionals alike, have a soft spot in their hearts for the "purity" of the integers. When "Fermat's Last Theorem" was finally proven after centuries of effort, the result was discussed on many major news shows in the US. Brief comments also appeared in the major weekly news magazines.