From Fermat to Minkowski - Lectures on the Theory of Numbers and Its Historical Development (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1984)

This book arose from a course of lectures given by the first author during the winter term 1977/1978 at the University of Munster (West Germany). The course was primarily addressed to future high school teachers of mathematics; it was not meant as a systematic introduction to number theory but rather as a historically motivated invitation to the subject, designed to interest the audience in number-theoretical questions and developments. This is also the objective of this book, which is certainly not meant to replace any of the existing excellent texts in number theory. Our selection of topics and examples tries to show how, in the historical development, the investigation of obvious or natural questions has led to more and more comprehensive and profound theories, how again and again, surprising connections between seemingly unrelated problems were discovered, and how the introduction of new methods and concepts led to the solution of hitherto unassailable questions. All this means that we do not present the student with polished proofs (which in turn are the fruit of a long historical development); rather, we try to show how these theorems are the necessary consequences of natural questions. Two examples might illustrate our objectives."

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics
Release date:	December 2010
First published:	1985
Translators:	W.K Buhler
Authors:	W. Scharlau
Translators:	G. Cornell
Authors:	H. Opolka
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	186
Edition:	Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1984
ISBN-13:	978-1-4419-2821-4
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Number theory > General
LSN:	1-4419-2821-9
Barcode:	9781441928214

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