Learning modern algebra from early attempts to prove Fermat's last theorem / Al Cuoco and Joseph J. Rotman.
| Author/creator | Cuoco, Albert |
| Other author | Rotman, Joseph J., 1934- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Washington, DC : Mathematical Association of America, |
| Description | xix, 459 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | MAA textbooks MAA textbooks. ^A767934 |
| Contents | Early number theory -- Induction -- Renaissance -- Modular arithmetic -- Abstract algebra -- Arithmetic of polynomials -- Quotients, fields, and classical problems -- Cyclotomic integers -- Epilog -- Appendices. |
| Abstract | "Learning Modern Algebra is designed for college students who want to teach mathematics in high school, but it can serve as a text for standard abstract algebra courses as well. [...] The presentation is organized historically: the Babylonians introduced Pythagorean triples to teach the Pythagorean theorem; these were classified by Diophantus, and eventually this led Fermat to conjecture his Last Theorem."--Publisher description. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 449-450) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2013940990 |
| ISBN | 9781939512017 |
| ISBN | 1939512018 |