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Article #365Pi Mu Epsilon lecture
From: Kurt Larsen
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 00:00
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 00:00
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Pi Mu Epsilon Lecture
The Fermat Conjecture
by
Professor James Cummings
Thursday, April 6, 4:30-6:00, HH B103
One of the outstanding recent achievements in mathematics was
Andrew Wiles' proof of the Fermat Conjecture (also known as
Fermat's Last Theorem). Wiles actually proved a rather
technical assertion which is known to imply the Fermat Conjecture,
specifically he proved that "every semi-stable elliptic curve is
parametrised by a modular form". I will attempt to explain
in general terms what an elliptic curve is, what a modular form is,
and what the connection is between these objects and the Fermat
Conjecture. Following this introduction we will view the Nova video
"The Proof."
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