Hi I just got a faculty position and it comes with a generous start up funds for "office supplies", which I must use or lose. What does a pure mathematician need? I have good computers already. I decided to use the money to build a small library in my office.
I'm a number theorist. Specifically I'm in analytic number theory. But I like all kinds of number theory and want to learn more of the subject, so I want a fairly well rounded library. The catch is that when it comes to reading, I am attracted to explicit / classical language, rather than abstract / very modern.
Please suggest a list of good books for my library.
[Math] Advice for number theory library
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Best Answer
I have not seen mention of Władysław Narkiewicz (feel free to correct the accents and other marks) and his books on the history of number theory, as well as Ribenboim's texts on certain Diophantine equations. This could be for the lending portion of your library, for those who want to get their toe in the door without having much more than mathematical maturity and a stomach for notation. I have not checked the bibliographies, but I imagine they would help as much as an index you made yourself for your library.
Gerhard "Not A Number Theorist, Yet" Paseman, 2014.04.17