Professor Ian Stewart

The Great Mathematical Problems

Marvels and Mysteries of Mathematics

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There are some mathematical problems whose significance goes beyond the ordinary - like Fermat's Last Theorem or Goldbach's Conjecture - they are the enigmas which define mathematics.The Great Mathematical Problems explains why these problems exist, why they matter, what drives mathematicians to incredible lengths to solve them and where they stand in the context of mathematics and science as a whole. It contains solved problems - like the Poincar¿onjecture, cracked by the eccentric genius Grigori Perelman, who refused academic honours and a million-dollar prize for his work, and ones which, like the Riemann Hypothesis, remain baffli… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-84668-337-4
EAN: 9781846683374
Produktnummer: 15580740
Verlag: Profile Books Ltd
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Seitenangabe: 352 S.
Masse: H19.8 cm x B12.8 cm x D2.7 cm 291 g
Auflage: Main
Gewicht: 291

Über den Autor

Ian Stewart is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at Warwick University. He has published more than eighty books including Mathematics of Life , Professor Stewart´s Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities , Professor Stewart´s Hoard of Mathematical Treasures and The Science of Discworld trilogy with Terry Pratchett. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society, appears frequently on radio and television, and does research on pattern formation and network dynamics.