Fermat's Last Theorem for Amateurs

By (author): "Paulo Ribenboim"
Publish Date: 1980
Fermat's Last Theorem for Amateurs
ISBN0387985085
ISBN139780387985084
AsinFermat's Last Theorem for Amateurs
Original titleFermat's Last Theorem for Amateurs
This book is intended for amateurs, students, and teachers. The author presents partial results, which could be obtained with exclusively elementary methods. The proofs are given in detail, with minimal prerequisites. The Epilogue is a serious attempt to render accessible the strategy of the recent proof of Fermat's last theorem, a great mathematical feat.