Fermat's last theorem: unlocking the secret of an ancient mathematical problem

The story of Fermat's last theorem, that the square of a whole number can be broken down into two other squares of whole numbers but the same cannot be done with cubes or higher powers. After three hundred years, a proof for the theorem was developed by Princeton-based mathematician Andrew Wile...

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Main Author: Aczel, Amir D. 1950-2015 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York [u.a.] Four Walls Eight Windows 1996
Edition:3. [Dr.]
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Summary:The story of Fermat's last theorem, that the square of a whole number can be broken down into two other squares of whole numbers but the same cannot be done with cubes or higher powers. After three hundred years, a proof for the theorem was developed by Princeton-based mathematician Andrew Wiles.
Physical Description:147 S. Ill., graph. Darst.
ISBN:1568580770

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