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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
©1994.
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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