フェルマー－ワイルの数学への招待<br>Invitation to the Mathematics of Fermat-Wiles

フェルマー－ワイルの数学への招待
Invitation to the Mathematics of Fermat-Wiles

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  • 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 381 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780123392510
  • DDC分類 512.74

基本説明

Presents diverse concepts required to comprehend Wiles' extraordinary proof. Furthermore, it places these concepts in their historical context.

Full Description


Assuming only modest knowledge of undergraduate level math, Invitation to the Mathematics of Fermat-Wiles presents diverse concepts required to comprehend Wiles' extraordinary proof. Furthermore, it places these concepts in their historical context.This book can be used in introduction to mathematics theories courses and in special topics courses on Fermat's last theorem. It contains themes suitable for development by students as an introduction to personal research as well as numerous exercises and problems. However, the book will also appeal to the inquiring and mathematically informed reader intrigued by the unraveling of this fascinating puzzle.

Contents

1. Paths2. Elliptic Functions 3. Numbers and groups 4. Elliptic Curves 5. Modular Forms 6. New Paradigms, New Enigmas