Fermat's Last Theorem

Unlocking the Secret of an Ancient Mathematical Problem

Amir D. Azcel (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

160 Seiten

1997
Viking (Verlag)
978-0-670-87638-9 (ISBN)

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17th century mathematician, Fermat, solved an old puzzle: that the square of a whole number could be split into 2 other squares of whole numbers - 5 squared equals 4 squared plus 3 squared - but it couldn't be done with cubes. His solution was lost but a Briton has now solved it and Aczel tells the story of this scientific mystery.

Written by 17th-century mathematician Pierre de Fermat, Fermat's theorem has long puzzled other mathematicians. It states that while a square of a whole number can be broken down into two other squares of whole numbers, the same cannot be done with cubes. In 1995, a British mathematician working at Princeton University claimed to have solved the question. This account examines the theorem from Greeks to modern science.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.5.1997
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations, ports.
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	130 x 192 mm
Gewicht	248 g
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Arithmetik / Zahlentheorie
ISBN-10	0-670-87638-0 / 0670876380
ISBN-13	978-0-670-87638-9 / 9780670876389
Zustand	Neuware