An edition of Learning modern algebra
(2013)
Learning modern algebra
from early attempts to prove Fermat's last theorem
by Albert Cuoco
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"This book is designed for prospective and practicing high school mathematics teachers 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 Phythagorean theorem; these were classified by Diophantus, and eventually this led Fermat to conjecture his Last Theorem. The text shows how much of modern algebra arose in attempts to prove this; it also shows how other important themes in algebra arouse from questions related to teaching"--P. [4] of cover.
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Learning modern algebra: from early attempts to prove Fermat's last theorem
2013, Mathematical Association of America
in English
1939512018 9781939512017
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Table of Contents
Early number theory
Induction
Renaissance
Modular arithmetic
Abstract algebra
Arithmetic of polynomials
Quotients, fields, and classical problems
Cyclotomic integers
Epilog
Appendices.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 449-450) and index.
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