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The World's Most Famous Math Problem: The Proof of Fermat's Last Theorem and Other Mathematical Mysteries

The World's Most Famous Math Problem: The Proof of Fermat's Last Theorem and Other Mathematical Mysteries - Paperback

by Marilyn Vos Savant
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Availability:In StockContributor:Marilyn Vos SavantPublish date:1993-10-15Pages:80
Language:EnglishPublisher:St. Martins Press-3PLISBN-13:9780312106577ISBN-10:312106572UPC:9780312106577Book Category:MathematicsBook Subcategory:Number TheorySize:8.21 x 5.46 x 0.26 inchesWeight:0.2601Product ID:SC77VP3RPB

June 23, 1993. A Princeton mathematician announces that he has unlocked, after thousands of unsuccessful attempts by others, the greatest mathematical riddle in the world. Dr. Wiles demonstrates to a group of stunned mathematicians that he has provided the proof of Fermat's Last Theorem (the equation x" + y" = z", where n is an integer greater than 2, has no solution in positive numbers), a problem that has confounded scholars for over 350 years.

Here in this brilliant new book, Marilyn vos Savant, the person with the highest recorded IQ in the world explains the mathematical underpinnings of Wiles's solution, discusses the history of Fermat's Last Theorem and other great math problems, and provides colorful stories of the great thinkers and amateurs who attempted to solve Fermat's puzzle.
Language:EnglishPublisher:St. Martins Press-3PLISBN-13:9780312106577ISBN-10:312106572UPC:9780312106577Book Category:MathematicsBook Subcategory:Number TheorySize:8.21 x 5.46 x 0.26 inchesWeight:0.2601Product ID:SC77VP3RPB

Marilyn vos Savant's Ask Marilyn column is featured in Parade magazine every Sunday. She lives in New York City.


Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL

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