The Millennium Problems : The Seven Greatest Unsolved Mathematical Puzzles of Our Time

Keith J. Devlin

ISBN 10: 0760786593 / ISBN 13: 9780760786598

Published by Barnes & Noble, Inc., 2006

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Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. x, 237 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm. "In May 2000, the Clay Mathematics Institute elevated seven long-standing open problems in mathematics to the status of Millennium Prize Problems, endowing each with a million-dollar prize. The seven particular problems were chosen in part because of their difficulty, but even more so because of their central importance to modern mathematics. The problems and the corresponding general areas of mathematics are as follows." - David Roberts.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Millennium Problems : The Seven Greatest Unsolved Mathematical Puzzles of Our Time
• Publisher: Barnes & Noble, Inc.
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0760786593
• ISBN 13: 9780760786598
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

In the hands of Keith Devlin, "the Math Guy" from NPR's "Weekend Edition," each Millennium Problem becomes a fascinating window onto the deepest and toughest questions in the field. For mathematicians, physicists, engineers, and everyone else with an interest in mathematics' cutting edge, The Millennium Problems is the definitive account of a subject that will have a very long shelf life.