The Great Mathematical Problems
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 Poincaré Conjecture, 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 baffling afte…
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- ISBN: 978-1-84765-351-2
- EAN: 9781847653512
- Produktnummer: 14843839
- Verlag: Profile
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 4'862 KB
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Ian Stewart
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