Fermat's last theorem for amateurs [electronic resource] / Paulo Ribenboim.
This book is intended for amateurs, students and teachers. The author presents partial results which could be obtained with exclusively elementary methods. The proofs are given in detail, with minimal prerequisites. An original feature are the ten interludes, devoted to important topics of elementar...
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| Other title: | Fermat's last theorem. |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | This book is intended for amateurs, students and teachers. The author presents partial results which could be obtained with exclusively elementary methods. The proofs are given in detail, with minimal prerequisites. An original feature are the ten interludes, devoted to important topics of elementary number theory, thus making the reading of this book self-contained. Their interest goes beyond Fermat's theorem. The Epilogue is a serious attempt to render accessible the strategy of the recent proof of Fermat's last theorem, a great mathematical feat. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 407 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-395) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 0387216928 9780387216928 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |