Algebraic Number Theory and Fermat's Last Theorem

by Ian Stewart and David Tall

Book Overview

Updated to reflect current research and extended to cover more advanced topics as well as the basics, Algebraic Number Theory and Fermat's Last Theorem, Fifth Edition introduces fundamental ideas of algebraic numbers and explores one of the most intriguing stories in the history of mathematics--the quest for a proof of Fermat's Last Theorem. The authors use this celebrated theorem to motivate a general study of the theory of algebraic numbers,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 103261093X
• ISBN13: 9781032610931
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 486 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"