Math 495/573 - History of Number Theory
Assignment #7 Due Tuesday, April 12, 2005
1. Gauss would have been a mathematical immortal if he had accomplished any one of his three great achievements. What were they?
2. Euler created many symbols/notations that we use today. List three.
3. Define "transcendental number".
4. Is
transcendental or algebraic?
5. Verify that the following numbers are algebraic.
(a)
for any integers
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(b) ![]()