{"product_id":"prime-numbers-david-wells-9798887982151","title":"Prime Numbers: The Most Mysterious Figures in Math","description":"\u003cp\u003eA fascinating journey into the mind-bending world of prime numbers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCicadas of the genus Magicicada appear once every 7, 13, or 17 years. Is it just a coincidence that these are all prime numbers? How do twin primes differ from cousin primes, and what on earth (or in the mind of a mathematician) could be sexy about prime numbers? What did Albert Wilansky find so fascinating about his brother-in-law's phone number?\u003cbr\u003eMathematicians have been asking questions about prime numbers for more than twenty-five centuries, and every answer seems to generate a new rash of questions. In Prime Numbers: The Most Mysterious Figures in Math, you'll meet the world's most gifted mathematicians, from Pythagoras and Euclid to Fermat, Gauss, and Erd?o?s, and you'll discover a host of unique insights and inventive conjectures that have both enlarged our understanding and deepened the mystique of prime numbers. This comprehensive, A-to-Z guide covers everything you ever wanted to know--and much more that you never suspected--about prime numbers, including: \u003cbr\u003e* The unproven Riemann hypothesis and the power of the zeta function\u003cbr\u003e* The \"Primes is in P\" algorithm\u003cbr\u003e* The sieve of Eratosthenes of Cyrene\u003cbr\u003e* Fermat and Fibonacci numbers\u003cbr\u003e* The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search\u003cbr\u003e* And much, much more\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Wells\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798887982151\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Trade Paper Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/18\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.65d","brand":"David Wells","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437534032127,"sku":"9798887982151","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_27a5e549-572e-4daf-b2e8-d9dbda5526bc.jpg?v=1777162470","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/prime-numbers-david-wells-9798887982151","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}