Symmetry and the Monster: The Story of One of the Greatest Quests of Mathematics (Revised)

By Mark Ronan

Book Overview

Mathematics is driven forward by the quest to solve a small number of major problems--the four most famous challenges being Fermat's Last Theorem, the Riemann Hypothesis, Poincare's Conjecture, and the quest for the "Monster" of Symmetry. Now, in an exciting, fast-paced historical narrative ranging across two centuries, Mark Ronan takes us on an exhilarating tour of this final mathematical quest.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192807234
• ISBN13: 9780192807236
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 7.7"