Prime numbers: the most mysterious figures in math
David Wells
A fascinating look at the math and mystique of prime numbers.Prime numbers - numbers that are only divisible by one and themselves - have long intrigued mathematicians. This book brings to life the strange attraction of primes, from their current use in codes and cryptography to the Fermat and Fibonacci numbers, Goldbach' s Conjecture, the Mersenne primes, and the number mysticism of old Pythagoras; from prime records and mathematicians' ingenious efforts to find primes (including a 200 breakthrough algorithm), all the way to the unproven Riemann Hypothesis and the extraordinary zeta function. Filled with prime curios and profiles of prime-obsessed mathematicians, this book is a treat for math fans everywhere.
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Année:
2005
Edition:
1
Editeur::
Wiley
Langue:
english
Pages:
291
ISBN 10:
0471462349
ISBN 13:
9780471462347
Fichier:
PDF, 1.48 MB
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english, 2005