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- Verlag: HarperCollins Audio; Auflage: Abridged edition (21. Juli 1997)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0001054635
- ISBN-13: 978-0001054639
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.7 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (118 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 1.597.840 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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When Cambridge mathematician Andrew Wiles announced a solution for Fermat's last theorem in 1993, it electrified the world of mathematics. After a flaw was discovered in the proof, Wiles had to work for another year--he had already laboured in solitude for seven years--to establish that he had solved the 350-year-old problem. Simon Singh's book is a lively, comprehensible explanation of Wiles's work and of the colourful history that has build up around Fermat's last theorem over the years. The book contains some problems that offer a taste for the maths, but it also includes limericks to give a feeling for the quirkier side of mathematicians.
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When Andrew Wiles of Princeton University announced a solution of Fermat's last theorem in 1993, it electrified the world of mathematics. After a flaw was discovered in the proof, Wiles had to work for another year--he had already labored in solitude for seven years--to establish that he had solved the 350-year-old problem. Simon Singh's book is a lively, comprehensible explanation of Wiles's work and of the star-, trauma-, and wacko-studded history of Fermat's last theorem. Fermat's Enigma contains some problems that offer a taste of the math, but it also includes limericks to give a feeling for the goofy side of mathematicians.
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The book has totally fascintated me - from the first word to the last line. The book allows an real inside into the world of mathematicians and their struggle to meet Fermat's challenge. However, while the main theme is Fermat, Simon Singh still mentions other important mathmaticians, starting with the ancient greeks and Pythagoras, working through the centuries and the mathematical genius. However, while outlining some of the big mathematical achievements, Singh still writes plain English and remains understandable. The book is made even better by the proves in the end of it - 'showing the beauty of Maths.
The book is a "must buy" for anyone if an interest in mathematics. You will be fascinated by it for sure!
The book is a "must buy" for anyone if an interest in mathematics. You will be fascinated by it for sure!
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Obwohl der eigentliche Beweis für Fermats letztes Problem natürlich für einen Nicht-Mathematiker unverständlich bleiben muss, gelingt es Singh die Suche nach dem Beweis auch dem Laien nachvollziehbar zu machen. Außerdem macht dieses Buch Lust auf Mathe, denn es zeigt einem die Menschen und Leidenschaften hinter den Formeln.
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The book is about the history of one of the most outstanding problems in the history of mathematics namely; Fermat's last theorem. Fermat's famous theorem can be understood by middle school pupils but it's proof has persistently eluded history's most powerful minds for over 350 years. Singh's master piece follows Fermat's theorem from its very roots some 2000 years before the birth of Fermat to its final proof by Andrew Wills in 1993. Singh literally transport's the reader from ancient Greece, to third century Alexandria, to seventeenth century France, to second world war Europe, to the boots of Andrew Wills in pursuit of this unique theorem. Three centuries of rich history are beautifully woven into a thrilling tale. The book covers a wide assortment of very interesting topics including; Pythagoras and his secret society, Euclid and his elements, Fermat and his legacy, Euler and his attempts, women in mathematics, Hilbert and his problems, Turing and his machines, Wills and his determined struggle and much more all in clear and vivid narration readily accessible to the general reader. The book establishes a tender balance between daunting detail and frustrating superficialism; an impressive task considering the highly complicated mathematics included. The author gives readers a new perspective to the world of mathematics. All said, this is one of the best popular science books I ever read. It gripped my attention from the moment I flipped its front cover to the moment I put it down a couple of days later. Simply magnificent!
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Anhand der "Fermatschen Vermutung" wird die Geschichte der Mathematik und vieler Mathematiker beschrieben. Lesen Sie weiter...
Anhand der "Fermatschen Vermutung" wird die Geschichte der Mathematik und vieler Mathematiker beschrieben. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 26. November 2001 veröffentlicht
Fairly good for the general reader
Since mathematics books cannot presume that the general audience knows much about mathematics, this author, to his credit, gives all of the prehistory and the history of Fermat's... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 28. Juli 2000 von Edward G. Nilges
a good summary that's a little too long
Its merits: it's a quick read, there are some intriguing anecdotes about number theory (intruiguing for someone like myself who knows little about it), and the biographical... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 13. Juli 2000 von "milkandtoney"
If You Think Calculus Is Difficult, Read This Baby
A mind boggling trip into the world of number theory and the path that Andrew Wiles incessantly followed for EIGHT whole years in order to solve a 360 year old puzzle: There are no... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 5. Juli 2000 von Walter Nicolau
Who Knew Math Was This Exciting?
"Fermat's Enigma" is a fun and interesting look at a world most of us are only vaugely aware of. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 18. Juni 2000 von Scott Eckert
A sorry-honey-I-cant-now-I-am-reading-a-good-book
This is a book that you'll probably read in from back to cover without stopping much. It's just that good. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 26. Mai 2000 veröffentlicht
Perserverence, dread & triumph
This book is a remarkable 350 year chronicle of Mathematic's search for The Solution to Fermat's Last Thereom. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 24. Mai 2000 von linda cadigan
Superb combination of historical progress and modern drama.
As an undergraduate math major in the late 1970's, I remember how my algebra professor used to chuckle that anyone who solved the Fermat conjecture would get an "A" in... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 22. Mai 2000 von Allan D. Bennett
An engrossing page turner for the mathematically inclined
Wow! I just finished this one and was sad to see it end. The writing is so compelling that I had to stay up to finish it in one sitting. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 15. Mai 2000 von LackOfDiscipline
Very enjoyable read!
I'm not very adept at math but I'm very interested by people who are. This book is a facinating story of a man who proposed a tantalizing little theorem and then compounded the... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 13. Mai 2000 von Chad Bagley
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