Fermats Enigma

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 Theorem looked simple proving it, however, became the Holy Grail of mathematics, baffling its finest minds for than 350 years In Fermat s Enigma based on the author s award winning documentary film, which aired on PBS s Nova Simon Singh tells the astonishingly entertaining story of the pursuit of that grail, and the lives that were devoted to, sacrificed for, and saved by it Here is a mesmerizing tale of heartbreak and mastery that will forever change your feelings about mathematics. Best Download [ Fermats Enigma ] By [ Simon Singh ] – kino-fada.fr Simon Singh has the ability to present a story about a mathematics problem, and tell it like a detective story He makes the subject exciting, even though the outcome is well known Singh intersperses history with discussions about the mathematics, and makes it quite understandable Singh starts with the roots of the famous Fermat s Last Theorem, by recounting the stories and mathematics of Pythagoras, Euclid, and Euler Other, less well known mathematicians are also given credit, for example So Simon Singh has the ability to present a story about a mathematics problem, and tell it like a detective story He makes the subject exciting, even though the outcome is well known Singh intersperses history ...Before delving into the book itself, I thought I d start things off by introducing the problem it s concerned with, just in case you aren t already familiar with it.So, what exactly is Fermat s Last Theorem Well, basically, this is it As you can see, the conjecture is quite easy to understand, and yet, believe it or not, it was so remarkably difficult to prove that it took over 350 years to accomplish The fact that Fermat teasingly scribbled this rather infuriating no...The story starts with Pierre de Fermat, one of the all time great mathematicians, who claimed he could prove that the equation an bn cn has no whole number solutions when n is greater than 2 There are some near misses e.g., 63 83 93 1 , but no numbers that make the equation balance properly.Andrew WilesGiven that there are infinitely many possible numbers to check it was quite a claim, but Fermat was absolutely sure that no numbers fitted the equation because he had a logical water The story starts with Pierre de Fermat, one of the all time great mathematicians, who claimed he could prove that the equation an bn cn has no whole number solutions when n is greater than 2 There are some near misses e.g., 63 83 93 1 , but no numbers that make the equation balance properly.Andrew WilesGiven th...Being a scientist of long standing and loving all aspects of science and maths, Fermat s Last Theorem in itself was a wonderful mystery, what I would give to see Fermat s note book with a note in the margin about cubic numbers as opposed to squares A very trite remark, too lengthy to write in the margin so it is elsewhere, and no one has ever found it or managed to prove his statement, until this book is a brilliant read, you would think it would be as dry as dust, but no It is a superb Being a scientist of long standing and loving all aspects of science and maths, Fermat s Last Theorem in itself was a wonderful mystery, what I would give to see Fermat s note book with a note in the margin about cubic numbers as opposed to squares A very trite remark, too lengthy to write in the margin so it is elsewhere, and no one has ever found it or managed to prove his statement, until this book is a brilliant read, you would think it would be as ..., , c, a b a 2 b 2 c 2 a, b c , , , c, a b a 2 b 2 c 2 a, b c , , , , , , , a 2 b 2 c 2 , , a n b n c n a, b, c n n , a 3 b 3 c 3 , a 4 b 4 c 4 a 100 b 100 c 100 a 9999999999999 b 9999999999999 c 9999999999999 n a n b n c n , a, b, c n , , ,,, , Fermat s Enigma The Epic Quest to Solve the World s Greatest Mathematical Problem , , , x 3 x 2 y 2 y , , , , , , , x 3 x 2 y 2 ...Simon converts what could have been a dry chronicle of proofs into an ode full of excitement, inspiration and intrigue worthy of a gothic love affair Full review to follow.What a fun book this was thanks, Trevor, for the recommendation There are many reasons I think I like good nonfiction a sense of direct relevance, gravitas, frequent insights into the workings of the universe and people , but mostly for knowledge narcs high levels of information density served up into an intriguing package by someone else who has undertaken the heavy lifting research, organization, thinking So, here in Singh s work I get a solid lay understanding not only of the p What a fun book this was thanks, Trevor, for the recommendation There are many reasons I think I like g...This is the kind of book that we non mathematical minds can easily digest and love It gives you an epic scope of the number of minds that it takes to build new ideas I doubt if Fermat had actually solved this theorem correctly, but this is impossible to prove Fermat s theorem however was not impossible to prove It was solved Thanks to the efforts of many men and women over many lifetimes and one final man who had the determination and persistence to finish the unthinkable This book has This is the kind of book that we non mathematical minds can easily digest and love It gives you an epic scope of the number of minds that it takes to build new ideas I doubt if Fermat had actually solved this theorem correctly, but this is impossible to prove Fermat s theorem however was not impossible to prove It was solved Thanks to the efforts of many men and women over many lifetimes and one final man who had the determination and persistence to finish the unthinkable This book has a lot of wonderful elements, and really exemplifies a love of mathematics Although if you want to actually understand the theorem this book may not be for you I can honestly say reading it did not put the theorem in anydigestible light than...Un teorema per sempreUn tale Fermat, che nel diciassettesimo secolo si dilettava di matematica ed era un po buontempone, enunci un teorema all apparenza banale e lasci scritto sul margine di una pagina di un libroDispongo di una meravigliosa dimostrazione di questo teorema, che non pu essere contenuta nel margine stretto della pagina Il teorema era banale, come pure l affermazione Non poteva che scaturirne una dimostrazione banale Eppure La dimostrazione di quell equazione banale fe Un teorema per sempreUn tale Fermat, che nel diciassettesimo secolo si dilettava di matematica ed era un po buontempone, enunci un teorema all apparenza banale e lasci scritto sul margine di una pagina di un libroDispongo di una meravigliosa dimostrazione di questo teorema, che non pu essere contenuta nel margine stretto della pagina Il teorema era banale, come pure l affermazione Non poteva che scaturirne una dimostrazione banale Eppure La dimostrazione di quell equazione banale fece perdere il sonno alle maggiori menti matematiche di tutto il mondo, che per 350 anni si arrovellarono per trovare una soluzione Risultati zero.Cos una dimostrazione In matematica si ritiene che un teorema sia dimostrato quando con un procedimento logico se ne fornisce inequivocabilmente e incontestabilmente la correttezzaLa ricerca di una dimostrazione matematica la ricerca di una conoscenza che pi assoluta della...I guess the author does a reasonable job But when I reached the end, I still didn t feel I understood at all how the proof worked Probably that s just because it s so bloody hard I got a lotthough out of Prime Obsession, Derbyshire s book on the Riemann Hypothesis, whe...

• English
• 16 February 2017
Simon Singh
• Paperback
• 315 pages
• 0385493622
• Simon Singh
• Fermats Enigma