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Diophantus of Alexandria - A Study in the History of Greek Algebra (Paperback)
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Diophantus of Alexandria - A Study in the History of Greek Algebra (Paperback)
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Reprint. Paperback. 387 pp. Diophantus of Alexandria, sometimes
called "the father of algebra," was an Alexandrian mathematician
and the author of a series of books called Arithmetica. These texts
deal with solving algebraic equations, many of which are now lost.
In studying Arithmetica, Pierre de Fermat concluded that a certain
equation considered by Diophantus had no solutions, and noted
without elaboration that he had found "a truly marvelous proof of
this proposition," now referred to as Fermat's Last Theorem. This
led to tremendous advances in number theory, and the study of
diophantine equations ("diophantine geometry") and of diophantine
approximations remain important areas of mathematical research.
Diophantus was the first Greek mathematician who recognized
fractions as numbers; thus he allowed positive rational numbers for
the coefficients and solutions. In modern use, diophantine
equations are usually algebraic equations with integer
coefficients, for which integer solutions are sought. Diophantus
also made advances in mathematical notation. Heath's work is one of
the standard books in the field.
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