Elliptic Curves and Functions
Number theory revived in Europe with the rediscovery of Diophantus by Bombelli, and the publication of a new edition by Bachet de Méziriac (1621). It was this book that inspired Fermat and launched number theory as a modern mathematical discipline—one tha
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John Stillwell
Mathematics and Its History A Concise Edition
Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics
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Mathematics and Its History A Concise Edition
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John Stillwell Department of Mathematics University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA, USA
ISSN 0172-6056 ISSN 2197-5604 (electronic) Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics ISBN 978-3-030-55192-6 ISBN 978-3-030-55193-3 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55193-3 Mathematics Subject Classification: 00A05, 00A66, 01A05 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This textbook is an abridged and updated version of the author’s ‘Mathematics and Its History, Third Edition’ © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published
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