Mathematical mountaintops : the five most famous problems of all time /
by Casti, J. L.
Material type: BookPublisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001Description: 177 p., [3] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0195141717 (acidfree paper).Subject(s): Mathematics -- Popular works
Contents:
The art of the problem -- Hilbert's tenth problem -- The four-color problem -- The continuum hypothesis -- The Kepler conjecture -- Fermat's last theorem -- The magnificent seven.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-177) and index.
The art of the problem -- Hilbert's tenth problem -- The four-color problem -- The continuum hypothesis -- The Kepler conjecture -- Fermat's last theorem -- The magnificent seven.
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