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The mathematical career of Pierre de Fermat, 1601-1665 /

Hailed as one of the greatest mathematical results of the twentieth century, the recent proof of Fermat's Last Theorem by Andrew Wiles brought to public attention the enigmatic problem-solver Pierre de Fermat, who centuries ago stated his famous conjecture in a margin of a book, writing that he...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mahoney, Michael S. (Michael Sean)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1994.
Edición:2nd ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE (1994)
  • INTRODUCTION
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ABBREVIATIONS
  • CHAPTER I. The Personal Touch
  • CHAPTER II. Nullum Non Problema Solvere: Viete's Analytic Program And Its Influence On Fermat
  • CHAPTER III. The Royal Road
  • CHAPTER IV. Fashioning One's Own Luck
  • CHAPTER V. Archimedes and the Theory of Equations
  • CHAPTER VI. Between Traditions
  • EPILOGUE: Fermat in Retrospect
  • APPENDIX I: Sidelights on a Mathematical Career
  • APPENDIX II: Bibliographical Essay and Chronological Conspectus of Fermat's Works
  • INDEX