{"product_id":"fermat-last-theorem-22-wileyinterscience-and-canadian-mathematics-series-of-monographs-and-texts-9780471062615","title":"Fermat Last Theorem 22 WileyInterscience and Canadian Mathematics Series of Monographs and Texts","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAround 1637, the French jurist Pierre de Fermat scribbled in the margin of his copy of the book Arithmetica what came to be known as Fermat''s Last Theorem, the most famous question in mathematical history. Stating that it is impossible to split a cube into two cubes, or a fourth power into two fourth powers, or any higher power into two like powers, but not leaving behind the marvelous proof he claimed to have had, Fermat prompted three and a half centuries of mathematical inquiry which culminated only recently with the proof of the theorem by Andrew Wiles.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This book offers the first serious treatment of Fermat''s Last Theorem since Wiles''s proof. It is based on a series of lectures given by the author to celebrate Wiles''s achievement, with each chapter explaining a separate area of number theory as it pertains to Fermat''s Last Theorem. Together, they provide a concise history of the theorem as well as a brief discussion of Wiles''s proof and its implications. Requiring li\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQuasi-Historical Introduction.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Remarks on Unique Factorization.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Elementary Methods.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Kummer's Arguments.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Why Do We Believe Wiles?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e More Quasi-History.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Diophantus and Fermat.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A Child's Introduction to Elliptic Functions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Local and Global.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Curves.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Modular Forms.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Modularity Conjecture.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Functional Equation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Zeta Functions and L -Series.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The ABC-Conjecture.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Heights.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Class Number of Imaginary Quadratic Number Fields.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Wiles' Proof.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendices.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515420762455,"sku":"9780471062615","price":125.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/fermat-last-theorem-22-wileyinterscience-and-canadian-mathematics-series-of-monographs-and-texts-9780471062615","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}