- Taschenbuch: 80 Seiten
- Verlag: St Martins Pr (November 1993)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0312106572
- ISBN-13: 978-0312106577
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 20,9 x 13,9 x 0,7 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 2.1 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (16 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 785.009 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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"A delightful, informative, and accurate book about the probable proof of Fermat's Last Theorem. [This book is] highly recommended even to readers who think they hate math."--Martin Gardner
"Within a few minutes of the conclusion of his [Dr. Wiles's] final lecture, computer mail messages were winging around the world as mathematicians alerted each other to the startling and wholly unexpected result."--the "New York Times"
"Within a few minutes of the conclusion of his [Dr. Wiles's] final lecture, computer mail messages were winging around the world as mathematicians alerted each other to the startling and wholly unexpected result."--the "New York Times"
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June 23, 1993. A Princeton mathematician announces that he has unlocked, after thousands of unsuccessful attempts by others, the greatest mathematical riddle in the world. Dr. Wiles demonstrates to a group of stunned mathematicians that he has provided the proof of Fermat's Last Theorem (the equation x" + y" = z," where "n" is an integer greater than 2, has no solution in positive numbers), a problem that has confounded scholars for over 350 years.
Here in this brilliant new book, Marilyn vos Savant, the person with the highest recorded IQ in the world explains the mathematical underpinnings of Wiles's solution, discusses the history of Fermat's Last Theorem and other great math problems, and provides colorful stories of the great thinkers and amateurs who attempted to solve Fermat's puzzle.
Here in this brilliant new book, Marilyn vos Savant, the person with the highest recorded IQ in the world explains the mathematical underpinnings of Wiles's solution, discusses the history of Fermat's Last Theorem and other great math problems, and provides colorful stories of the great thinkers and amateurs who attempted to solve Fermat's puzzle.
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Ms. Savant is a skeptic to Andrew Wiles' FLT proof. She did not explicitly say why she takes that stand. I assume it is because of her knowledge that many bogus FLT proofs have surfaced in the past. She did not mention if she herself had read or understood the proof or those sketches of the proof by Karl Rubin reproduced in the appendix. Further, she amateurishly tries to debunk some centuries-old foundations of mathematics, such as imaginary numbers and the "proof by contradiction/induction" methods. Her superficial attempts at doing so is really quite laughable. Then, she arrogantly suggests that she might have found a "fatal flaw" to Wiles' proof, which is nothing more than validity testing for the base cases, something any college student would know to do. One thing this book clearly reflects is the limitations of one's IQ measure. I advice Ms. Savant to leave the writing of math-related books to those better versed in math, even if the book is just meant for the general public. This book is not worthy of the shelve-space of anyone who is even remotely interested in math.
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It is as naive to completely dismiss standard IQ as it is to equate a high IQ with intellectual perfection. Even the most current and politically-correct of theories (i.e., Howard Gardner's) asserts that IQ is one significant form of human intelligence: specifically, and for all its "limitations", a reliable indicator of analytical ability, powers of formal logic, and mathematical insight. While this armchair reviewer finds that Ms. Savant has her share of shortcomings, neither does one find that the customer reviews published so far have been entirely objective.
Have we already forgotten the so-called "Monty Hall Paradox"? Roughly two years before this book was written, Vos Savant prevailed over near-armies of PhD's and other "respected" mathematicians, in a fiendishly-tricky probability problem. (Even if her solution has a seemingly-overlooked precedent in Lewis Carroll.) Yes, the style is closer to the locker room than the academy; and yes, Vos Savant dared to write that, in her opinion, Fermat's Enigma had not been solved. But within a few months of Vos Savant publishing this book, a "fatal flaw" WAS detected in Wiles' proof, only to be resolved by a completely different mathematical approach, one year later. To me, the deceptively-simple explanations of some concepts that in fact typify stratospheric IQ's--if not Vos Savant's love of utterly commonplace English--are the only reasons not to rate THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS MATH PROBLEM more highly. What some have taken to be haste and egotism strike me, instead, as evidence of a superlative and courageous (if less-than-perfect) mind. How many of the rest of us, when all is said and done, could endure the persistent attacks that Vos Savant continues to smile through, with uncommon grace?
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This book was written hastily to cash in on the publicity surrounding FLT. It qualifies as something of a scam, since the author not only has no expertise in the area, but the book itself has little to do with the actual proof. It consists mainly of simple explanations of basic mathematical methods and traditional math problems. The book's short length is padded by extensive quotes from other books. For a much better book on the same topic, I recommend "Fermat's Enigma" by Simon Singh.
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Waist [sic] of time? review on May 21, 1999
Before one expounds on the ineptness of the book in question, perhaps one should check their English to find the the correct word to have used was Waste. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 20. August 1999 veröffentlicht
Astonishingly inaccurate and arrogant
I wish Amazon.com would give us the option of zero stars. This pamphlet demonstrates no understanding of the history or mathematics underpinning the proof of FLT. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 13. Juli 1999 veröffentlicht
Drivel by someone who doesn't know what she's talking about
The main lesson to be learned from this book is that there is no correlation between IQ and personal character. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 4. Juli 1999 veröffentlicht
Waist of time and money
The author, whom I understand is considered smart, don't know the first thing about the number theory. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 21. Mai 1999 veröffentlicht
Incorrect.
Mailyn vos Savant is trying to explain math that she does not understand. Don't even bother, the book is a piece of trash. The reason for it is it is just plain WRONG. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 22. April 1999 veröffentlicht
Don't Bother
A book written in 3 weeks (the author readily admits this in the Acknowledgments Section) attempts to explain a proof that was seven years in the making and to provide historical... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 12. April 1999 veröffentlicht
Questions about the T.V. serious on same subject
Around August 1998 I saw a program on TV about Wiles and The Proof. If anyone has any information on where I can find this program and buy a tape please forward that to me. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 22. März 1999 von gary1ceci@aol.com
very complicated
As a student researching a report for school on Fermat's Last Theorem, I came into this book with a math background of Calculus and a relatively good average in math. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 28. Dezember 1998 veröffentlicht
People should not be publishing incorrect Mathematics.
The argument presented in this book is incorrect. Wiles has proved Fermat's Last Theorem without any doubt. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 12. November 1998 veröffentlicht
Not recommended for gaining an understanding of the proof.
The book talks more about the pitfalls inherent in mathematical proofs than about Wiles' proof of FLT. Reader agrees with the points made in the book.
Am 27. September 1998 veröffentlicht
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