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An imaginative introduction to number theory, this unique approach employs a pair of fictional characters, Ant and Gnam. Ant leads Gnam through a variety of theories, and together, they put the theories into action-applying linear diophantine equations to football scoring, using a black-magic device to simplify problems in modular structures, and developing intriguing modifications to the rules of chess.Rothbart, Andrea is the author of 'Theory of Remainders', published 1995 under ISBN 9780939765829 and ISBN 0939765829.
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