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Fermat's Enigma : The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem
Fermat's Enigma The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem
Author: Simon Singh
xn + yn = zn, where n represents 3, 4, 5, ...no solution — "I have discovered a truly marvelous demonstration of this proposition which this margin is too narrow to contain." — With these words, the seventeenth-century French mathematician Pierre de Fermat threw down the gauntlet to future generations.??What came to be known as Fermat's Last Theor...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780385493628
ISBN-10: 0385493622
Publication Date: 9/8/1998
Pages: 336
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Publisher: Anchor
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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I loved this book. It had just enough math to keep me interested and was packed with history. I learned a great deal and could hardly put the book down. If you're looking for a mathematical page-turner this is it.
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A fantastic account of Fermat's Last Theorem.
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A history of the "Holy Grail" of Math. How mathematicians tried to solve a mathematical mystery. A mathematical page-turner.


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