Fermat's Last Theorem: A Genetic Introduction to Algebraic Number Theory (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780387950020)

This book is a genetic introduciton to algebraic number theory which follows the development of the subject in the work of Fermat, Kummer and others, motivating new ideas and techniques by explaining the problems which led to their creation. The central problem is the one indicated in the title, but many other basic questions of algebraic number thoery are also treated.

Author: Harold M. Edwards
ISBN-10: 0387950028
ISBN-13: 9780387950020
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 01/14/2000
Pages: 407
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.25h x 6.17w x 0.84d