For many years, Serge Lang has given talks on selected items in mathematics which could be extracted at a level understandable by those who have had calculus. Written in a conversational tone, Lang now presents a collection of those talks as a book covering such topics as: prime numbers, the abc conjecture, approximation theorems of analysis, Bruhat-Tits spaces, and harmonic and symmetric polynomials. Each talk is written in a lively and informal style meant to engage any reader looking for further insight into mathematics.
- ISBN13 9780387987491
- Publish Date 24 June 1999
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Edition 1999 ed.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 121
- Language English