Abstract Algebra and Famous Impossibilities
Springer (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published in 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
X, 187 pages
978-3-540-97661-5 (ISBN)
Description
The famous problems of squaring the circle, doubling the cube, and trisecting the angle have captured the imagination of both professional and amateur mathematician for over two thousand years. These problems, however, have not yielded to purely geometrical methods. It was only the development of abstract algebra in the nineteenth century which enabled mathematicians to arrive at the surprising conclusion that these constructions are not possible. This text aims to develop the abstract algebra.
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Series
Edition
2., corr. Printing
Language
German
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
27 figs.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
290 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-540-97661-5 (9783540976615)
Schweitzer Classification