Abstract Algebra and Famous Impossibilities

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The famous problems of squaring the circle, doubling the cube and trisecting an angle captured the imagination of both professional and amateur mathematicians for over two thousand years. Despite the enormous effort and ingenious attempts by these men and women, the problems would not yield to purely geometrical methods. It was only the development. of abstract algebra in the nineteenth century wh...
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The famous problems of squaring the circle, doubling the cube and trisecting an angle captured the imagination of both professional and amateur mathematicians for over two thousand years. Despite the enormous effort and ingenious attempts by these men and women, the problems would not yield to purely geometrical methods. It was only the development. of abstract algebra in the nineteenth century wh...
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  • Formats: pdf
  • ISBN: 9781441985521
  • Publication Date: 6 Dec 2012
  • Publisher: Springer New York
  • Product language: English
  • Drm Setting: DRM