"What's the big deal about Fermat's last theorem?" Yuri asked.
"It's famous," I said. "So simple anyone can understand it, but it
took centuries for mathematicians to prove it's true." * * * With a
note scribbled in the margin of a book in the 1600s, Fermat set in
motion centuries of effort spent unraveling this enigma. It would
require 358 years and the development of entirely new fields of
mathematics to provide a definitive solution to what is now
recognized as one of the greatest mathematical problems of all
time. In this second book in the Math Girls series, you'll join
Miruka, Tetra, and new "math girl" Yuri in explorations of number
theory, abstract algebra, modular arithmetic, methods of proof, and
other intriguing mathematical topics, leading up to a whirlwind
tour of the modern proof of Fermat's last theorem. Math Girls 2:
Fermat's Last Theorem has something for anyone interested in
mathematics, from advanced high school students to college math
majors and educators. Praise for Math Girls ..".the type of book
that might inspire teens to realize how much interesting
mathematics there is in the world-not just the material that is
forced upon them for some standardized test." "Recommended"
-CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries "Imagine the
improbable: high-school students getting together on their own -
not in a Math Club or Math Circle, not in preparation for any Math
Olympiad or "regular" test, not on the advice of any of their
teachers, not as part of any organized program - to talk about pure
math, math more interesting than the math found in their textbooks.
The three students in this book do that for the sheer love of it.
That to me is the beauty and fascination of this novel for young
people, mostly young people interested in math." -Marion Cohen,
Arcadia University, MAA Reviews "Sometimes the math goes over your
head-or at least my head. But that hardly matters. The focus here
is the joy of learning, which the book conveys with aplomb."
-Daniel Pink, NYT and WSJ best-selling author of Drive and A Whole
New Mind "if you have a...teenager who's really into math, this is
a really interesting choice" -Carol Zall, Public Radio
International, The World "Math Girls provides a fun and engaging
way to learn and review mathematical concepts...the characters' joy
as they explore and discover new and old ideas is infectious."
-review, "Experiments in Manga" blog
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