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Alas, this is how math is taught, and so for most of us it becomes the intellectual equivalent of watching. This is the second volume of the book on the proof of fermat s last theorem by wiles and taylor the first volume is published in the same series. Unlocking the secret of an ancient mathematical problem from the worlds largest community of readers. The twoway the mathematics problem he solved had been lingering since 1637.
But the proof was burdensome, overlong, and utilized mathematical techniques undreamed of in fermat s time, and so it left many critics unsatisfied, including young ranjit subramanian, a sri lankan with a special gift for mathematics and a passion for the famous last theorem. Two of science fictions most renowned writers join forces for a storytelling sensation. His written works include fermats last theorem in the united states titled fermats enigma. Many clever methods have been devised to attaek the problem, and many beautiful theories have been ereated with the aim of proving the theorem.
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