Fermat's Last Theorem for Amateurs / Edition 1

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Overview

In 1995, Andrew Wiles completed a proof of Fermat's Last Theorem. Although this was certainly a great mathematical feat, one shouldn't dismiss earlier attempts made by mathematicians and clever amateurs to solve the problem. In this book, aimed at amateurs curious about the history of the subject, the author restricts his attention exclusively to elementary methods that have produced rich results.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780387985084
  • Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
  • Publication date: 2/11/1999
  • Edition description: 1st ed. 1999. Corr. 2nd printing 2000
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 428
  • Sales rank: 1,296,412
  • Product dimensions: 9.21 (w) x 6.14 (h) x 1.00 (d)

Table of Contents

Preface
Reader
Acknowledgment
The Problem 1
I Special Cases 3
II 4 Interludes 73
III Algebraic Restrictions on Hypothetical Solutions 99
IV Germain's Theorem 109
V Interludes 5 and 6 143
VI Arithmetic Restrictions on Hypothetical Solutions and on the Exponent 165
VII Interludes 7 and 8 213
VIII Reformulations, Consequences, and Criteria 235
IX Interludes 9 and 10 277
X The Local and Modular Fermat Problem 287
XI Epilogue 359
App. A References to Wrong Proofs 381
App. B. General Bibliography 389
Name Index 396
Subject Index 404
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