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From Fermat to Minkowski: Lectures on the Theory of Numbers and Its Historical Development (1985)Hardcover - 1985, 20 December 1984

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Part of Series
Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics
Part of Series
Clinical Perspectives in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Print Length
186 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Springer
Date Published
20 Dec 1984
ISBN-10
0387909427
ISBN-13
9780387909424

Description

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 show how, in the historical development, the investigation of obvious or natural questions has led to more and more comprehensive and profound theories, how again and again, surprising connections between seemingly unrelated problems were discovered, and how the introduction of new methods and concepts led to the solution of hitherto unassailable questions. All this means that we do not present the student with polished proofs (which in turn are the fruit of a long historical development); rather, we try to show how these theorems are the necessary consequences of natural questions. Two examples might illustrate our objectives.

Product Details

Authors:
W ScharlauH Opolka
Book Edition:
1985
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
20 December 1984
Dimensions:
23.39 x 15.6 x 1.27 cm
ISBN-10:
0387909427
ISBN-13:
9780387909424
Language:
English
Location:
New York, NY
Pages:
186
Publisher:
Weight:
462.66 gm

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