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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mahoney, Michael S. (Michael Sean)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1994.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Fermat, Pierre de, > 1601-1665.
Fermat, Pierre de > 1601-1665
Fermat, Pierre de, > 1601-1665
Mathematicians > France > Biography.
Mathématiciens > France > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Science & Technology.
MATHEMATICS > Essays.
MATHEMATICS > Pre-Calculus.
MATHEMATICS > Reference.
Matemáticos > Francia > Biografías
Mathematicians
France
Biografías.
Biography
Biographies
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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

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