Learning modern algebra
from early attempts to prove Fermat's last theorem
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Author
Contributions
- Rotman, Joseph J., 1934- - Contributor
Publication
2013 - Mathematical Association of America, Washington, DC, District of Columbia
Language
English
Word Count
114,750 words, Guess
Page Count
459 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL27158707M
- ISBN-139781939512017
- ISBN-101939512018
- OCLC Control Number851255223
- Library of Congress Control Number2013940990
Classifications
- LCCQA154.3 .C86 2013
Description
"This book is designed for prospective and practicing high school mathematics teachers but it can serve as a text for standard abstract algebra courses as well. The presentation is organized historically: the Babylonians introduced Pythagorean triples to teach the Phythagorean theorem; these were classified by Diophantus, and eventually this led Fermat to conjecture his Last Theorem. The text shows how much of modern algebra arose in attempts to prove this; it also shows how other important themes in algebra arouse from questions related to teaching"--P. [4] of cover.
Subjects
Series Statement
- MAA textbooks
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