具体描述
xn + yn = zn, where n represents 3, 4, 5, ...no solution
"I have discovered a truly marvelous demonstration of this proposition which this margin is too narrow to contain."
With these words, the seventeenth-century French mathematician Pierre de Fermat threw down the gauntlet to future generations.What came to be known as Fermat's Last Theorem looked simple; proving it, however, became the Holy Grail of mathematics, baffling its finest minds for more than 350 years.In Fermat's Enigma --based on the author's award-winning documentary film, which aired on PBS's "Nova"--Simon Singh tells the astonishingly entertaining story of the pursuit of that grail, and the lives that were devoted to, sacrificed for, and saved by it.Here is a mesmerizing tale of heartbreak and mastery that will forever change your feelings about mathematics.
作者简介
Simon Lehna Singh, MBE is a British author who has specialised in writing about mathematical and scientific topics in an accessible manner. He is the maiden winner of the Lilavati Award.
His written works include Fermat's Last Theorem (in the United States titled Fermat's Enigma: The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem), The Code Book (about cryptography and its history), Big Bang (about the Big Bang theory and the origins of the universe) and Trick or Treatment? Alternative Medicine on Trial (about complementary and alternative medicine).
He has also produced documentaries and works for television to accompany his books, is a trustee of NESTA, the National Museum of Science and Industry and co-founded the Undergraduate Ambassadors Scheme.
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从来没有想过毕业之后会读这么一本关于数学的科普读物。 书把晦涩难懂的数学问题写得引人入胜，一周内就看完了，后半本甚至是一天看完的。一点不枯燥，非常有趣。而且在看费马大定理最后怎么被证明那段时，我甚至感到浑身热血沸腾，晚上睡觉满脑子还都是椭圆方程和模形式。 整...
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评分从来没有想过毕业之后会读这么一本关于数学的科普读物。 书把晦涩难懂的数学问题写得引人入胜，一周内就看完了，后半本甚至是一天看完的。一点不枯燥，非常有趣。而且在看费马大定理最后怎么被证明那段时，我甚至感到浑身热血沸腾，晚上睡觉满脑子还都是椭圆方程和模形式。 整...
评分这本书我非常推荐。写的非常浅显易懂，即便是文科生看懂整个逻辑也是没有任何问题（好像不小心黑了谁），配合BBC同名纪录片效果更佳呦。正经来说，这本书的最大价值在于，从一个非常好的侧面反应了解决一个数学（科学）问题所需要的付出有时是惊人的，也许要费尽一整代人的努力...
评分这本书我非常推荐。写的非常浅显易懂，即便是文科生看懂整个逻辑也是没有任何问题（好像不小心黑了谁），配合BBC同名纪录片效果更佳呦。正经来说，这本书的最大价值在于，从一个非常好的侧面反应了解决一个数学（科学）问题所需要的付出有时是惊人的，也许要费尽一整代人的努力...
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极好的故事，太精彩了
评分极好的故事，太精彩了
评分虽然最后也没懂是怎么证出来的，还是为数学史感动，作者也很会诠释数学道理，特别充满生命力的文字
评分极好的故事，太精彩了
评分虽然最后也没懂是怎么证出来的，还是为数学史感动，作者也很会诠释数学道理，特别充满生命力的文字
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