费马大定理
Fermat's Last Theorem
Simon Singh · 初版 1997 年
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为什么值得读
- 通俗展现三百年数学历史与怀尔斯证明过程
- 不过分陷入技术细节即可把握核心思路
- 能激发读者对数学与逻辑语言的兴趣
xn + yn = zn，其中n代表3, 4, 5, ...无解。“对此命题我确信已发现了一种美妙的证明，可惜这里的空白太小，写不下。”十七世纪法国数学家Pierre de Fermat用这番话向后世发出了挑战。后来被称为Fermat's Last Theorem的命题看似简单；然而对其证明却成了数学界的圣杯，困扰了350多年间最杰出的头脑。在基于作者在PBS的“Nova”节目播出的获奖纪录片写成的Fermat's Enigma一书中，Simon Singh讲述了
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……怀尔斯最终是怎么证出来的过程非常精彩，如果你还没深入了解过，我绝对推荐去了解一下。如果有人想找一本关于费马大定理历史的好书，我全力推荐西蒙·辛格写的那本[1]，对没有深厚数学背景的人（比如我）来说通俗易懂，同时也生动勾勒出了一部精彩绝伦的数学史。在……
…how Wiles finally got there is fantastic, and if you've not come across it in detail then I'd definitely recommend finding out more about it. If anyone is looking for a good book about the history of Fermat's Last Theorem I can thoroughly recommend Simon Singh's book about it [1], which is both accessible for those without a strong maths background (like myself) and paints a wonderful history of mathematics as well. In…
……有好几次。我整天被一群才华横溢的计算机科学家包围，大家通过彼此的知识共同成长。比如，一位数学家朋友曾经送过我一本《费马大定理》（ISBN 1841157910），正是它激发了我对数学的兴趣，尤其是数学语言在逻辑中所起的作用。我只能设想我这个Sol项目会是一个非常好的……
…at several occasions. I'm surrounded by amazingly talented computer scientists all day long and we thrive on each others' knowledge. For instance, a mathematician friend of mine once gave me the book "Fermat's Last Theorem" (ISBN 1841157910) which sparked an interest in math, and more so the function that the language of math plays in logic. I would only assume something like this Sol project of mine would be a very good…
那些觉得自己被马尔科姆·格拉德威尔忽悠了的人，救星来了！去买西蒙·辛格的书吧，比如《密码故事》（The Code Book）和《费马大定理》；在跟顺势疗法那帮人打了官司之后，他现在可太需要版税支持了！
For everyone feeling cheated by Malcolm Gladwell, there is relief in sight! Buy books by Simon Singh e.g. The Code Book and Fermat's Last Theorem; after his court tangle with homeopathy he needs all the royalties he can get!
我非常喜欢西蒙·辛格写的那本关于费马大定理的书 - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0802713319。很久以前，一个朋友的母亲跟我抱怨说（高中）数学是一门枯燥乏味的学科，她并不怪她那个其他方面都很聪明的……
I really enjoyed the book on Fermat's last theorem by Simon Singh - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0802713319 A long time ago, a friend's mother was complaining to me that (high school) Math is a dry subject and she doesn't blame her otherwise intelligent…
……根本没有直观的方法能把它讲明白。这个定理花了350多年才被证明出来，这足以说明其证明过程绝非数百年来数百人碰巧遗漏的某种直觉灵感。如果你想在不涉及过多技术细节的情况下，了解它当年如何让数学家们束手无策的来龙去脉，以及这个问题最终是如何被解决的大致思路，西蒙·辛格的《费马大定理》（书）绝对是不二之选。它……
…is no intuitive way to communicate it. The theorem has taken >350 years to prove, which makes it clear that the proof is not some intuition that was somehow missed by hundreds of people for centuries. Fermat's Last Theorem (book) by Simon Singh is the source to check out if you're interested in the details of how it eluded mathematicians and a general idea of how the problem was solved, without getting too technical. It's…
西蒙·辛格的《费马大定理》。我真的非常喜欢它。市面上有大量的科普书，但面向大众的数学科普书却凤毛麟角。能有这样一本书存在真的很感激。之前读过这位作者的《密码故事》，也很喜欢那一本……
Fermat's Last Theorem by Simon Singh. I really like it. There are lots of popular science books out there, but very few popular math ones. I am grateful that this exists. Read the author's Code Book before. Liked that one,…