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The World's Most Famous Math Problem: The Proof of Fermat's Last Theorem and Other Mathematical Mysteries
 
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The World's Most Famous Math Problem: The Proof of Fermat's Last Theorem and Other Mathematical Mysteries (Paperback)

by Marilyn Vos Savant (Author)
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  • Paperback: 80 pages
  • Publisher: Saint Martin's Press Inc. (1 Jan 1920)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0312106572
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312106577
  • Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 13.5 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
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"A delightful, informative, and accurate book about the probable proof of Fermat's Last Theorem. [This book is] highly recommended even to readers who think they hate math."--Martin Gardner
"Within a few minutes of the conclusion of his [Dr. Wiles's] final lecture, computer mail messages were winging around the world as mathematicians alerted each other to the startling and wholly unexpected result."--the "New York Times"


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The person with the highest IQ in the world explains Dr. Wiles's discovery of the solution for the greatest mathematical riddle in the world, Fermat's Last Theorem, and describes the great thinkers who have attempted to solve it. Original.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Confusing reviews, 19 Jun 2000
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I have not actually read this book but am confused by the reviews. Wiles first announced his proof of FLT in June 1993. This was proved to be flawed and he did not succeed in producing his final proof for another year. As this book was written in 1993 then the proof to which it refers is known to be flawed. Therefore I do not understand the abuse levelled at this author in daring to suggest that it was flawed.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Bother, 12 April 1999
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A book written in 3 weeks (the author readily admits this in the Acknowledgments Section) attempts to explain a proof that was seven years in the making and to provide historical perspective on the mathematics underlying this proof -- don't waste your time or your money.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Just wrong, 20 Jul 1998
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The book is just wrong. Read the proof for yourself, Annals of Mathematics 141, 3 (1995) and decide for yourself.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Waist [sic] of time? review on May 21, 1999
Before one expounds on the ineptness of the book in question, perhaps one should check their English to find the the correct word to have used was Waste. Read more
Published on 20 Aug 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars Astonishingly inaccurate and arrogant
I wish Amazon.com would give us the option of zero stars. This pamphlet demonstrates no understanding of the history or mathematics underpinning the proof of FLT. Read more
Published on 13 Jul 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars Drivel by someone who doesn't know what she's talking about
The main lesson to be learned from this book is that there is no correlation between IQ and personal character. Read more
Published on 4 Jul 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars Marilyn was right, if only for "the wrong reasons".
It is as naive to completely dismiss standard IQ as it is to equate a high IQ with intellectual perfection. Even the most current and politically-correct of theories (i.e. Read more
Published on 24 Jun 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars Waist of time and money
The author, whom I understand is considered smart, don't know the first thing about the number theory. Read more
Published on 21 May 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars Incorrect.
Mailyn vos Savant is trying to explain math that she does not understand. Don't even bother, the book is a piece of trash. The reason for it is it is just plain WRONG. Read more
Published on 22 April 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Questions about the T.V. serious on same subject
Around August 1998 I saw a program on TV about Wiles and The Proof. If anyone has any information on where I can find this program and buy a tape please forward that to me... Read more
Published on 22 Mar 1999

3.0 out of 5 stars very complicated
As a student researching a report for school on Fermat's Last Theorem, I came into this book with a math background of Calculus and a relatively good average in math. Read more
Published on 28 Dec 1998

1.0 out of 5 stars People should not be publishing incorrect Mathematics.
The argument presented in this book is incorrect. Wiles has proved Fermat's Last Theorem without any doubt. Read more
Published on 12 Nov 1998

2.0 out of 5 stars Not recommended for gaining an understanding of the proof.
The book talks more about the pitfalls inherent in mathematical proofs than about Wiles' proof of FLT. Reader agrees with the points made in the book.
Published on 27 Sep 1998

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