Number Theory Through the Eyes of Sophie Germain: An Inquiry Course
is an innovative textbook for an introductory number theory course.
Sophie Germain (1776-1831) was largely self-taught in mathematics
and, two centuries ago, in solitude, devised and implemented a plan
to prove Fermat's Last Theorem. We have only recently completely
understood this work from her unpublished letters and manuscripts.
David Pengelley has been a driving force in unraveling this mystery
and here he masterfully guides his readers along a path of
discovery. Germain, because of her circumstances as the first woman
to do important original mathematical research, was forced to learn
most of what we now include in an undergraduate number theory
course for herself. Pengelley has taken excerpts of her writings
(and those of others) and, by asking his readers to decipher them,
skillfully leads us through an inquiry-based course in elementary
number theory. It is a detective story on multiple levels. What is
Sophie Germain thinking? What do her mathematical writings mean?
How do we understand what she knew and what she was trying to do,
where she succeeded and where she didn't?
General
Imprint: |
American Mathematical Society
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Classroom Resource Materials |
Release date: |
September 2023 |
Authors: |
David Pengelley
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Dimensions: |
254 x 178mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
205 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4704-7220-7 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-4704-7220-1 |
Barcode: |
9781470472207 |
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