From Fermat to Minkowski
Scharlau, W.; Opolka, H.
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Paperback. Tracing the story from its earliest sources, this book celebrates the lives and work of pioneers of modern mathematics: Fermat, Euler, Lagrange, Legendre, Gauss, Fourier, Dirichlet and more. Includes an English translation of Gauss's 1838 letter to Dirichlet. Translator(s): Buhler, W.K.; Cornell, G. Series: Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 288.
This book arose from a course of lectures given by the first author during the winter term 1977/1978 at the University of Münster (West Germany). The course was primarily addressed to future high school teachers of mathematics; it was not meant as a systematic introduction to number theory but rather as a historically motivated invitation to the subject, designed to interest the audience in number-theoretical questions and developments. This is also the objective of this book, which is certainly not meant to replace any of the existing excellent texts in number theory. Our selection of topics and examples tries to ... Read more
This book arose from a course of lectures given by the first author during the winter term 1977/1978 at the University of Münster (West Germany). The course was primarily addressed to future high school teachers of mathematics; it was not meant as a systematic introduction to number theory but rather as a historically motivated invitation to the subject, designed to interest the audience in number-theoretical questions and developments. This is also the objective of this book, which is certainly not meant to replace any of the existing excellent texts in number theory. Our selection of topics and examples tries to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
Series
Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics
Number of Pages
186
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781441928214
SKU
V9781441928214
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