The Naïve Approach

Paulo Ribenboim
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Paulo Ribenboim: Jeffery Hall Queen’s University, Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Chapter Lecture IV in 13 Lectures on Fermat’s Last Theorem, 1979, pp 51-74 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In this lecture, I will relate what has been done with Fermat’s problem without using any sophisticated methods. Let me say, that these attempts should not be looked down on. On the contrary, they show much ingenuity, and they have helped to understand the intrinsic difficulties of the problem. I’ll point out, in various cases, how these attempts have brought to light quite a number of other interesting, perhaps more difficult problems than Fermat’s.

Keywords: Trivial Solution; Prime Power; Naive Approach; Nonzero Integer; Prime Integer (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1979
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4684-9342-9_4

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