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Mathematics Made Difficult
Book by Carl E. Linderholm
Book by Carl E. Linderholm
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Mathematics Made Difficult |
| image | Mathematics Made Difficult.jpg |
| author | Carl E. Linderholm |
| subject | Mathematics, Satire |
| publisher | World Publishing |
| pub_date | 1972 |
| pages | 207 |
| isbn | 978-0-529-04552-2 |
| oclc | 279066 |
| dewey | 510 |
Mathematics Made Difficult is a book by Carl E. Linderholm that uses advanced mathematical methods to prove results normally shown using elementary proofs. Although the aim is largely satirical,{{cite book |url-access=registration
As an example, the proof that 2 is a prime number starts:
It is easily seen that the only numbers between 0 and 2, including 0 but excluding 2, are 0 and 1. Thus the remainder left by any number on division by 2 is either 0 or 1. Hence the quotient ring *Z*/2*Z*, where 2*Z* is the ideal in Z generated by 2, has only the elements [0] and [1], where these are the images of 0 and 1 under the canonical quotient map. Since [1] must be the unit of this ring, every element of this ring except [0] is a unit, and the ring is a field ...
References
References
- Howson, A. G.. (March 1972). "Mathematical Fantasia". Nature.
- Quadling, D. A.. (October 1972). "Mathematics Made Difficult. By Carl E. Linderholm. Pp. 207. £2·75. 1971. (Wolfe.)". The Mathematical Gazette.
- Linderholm, Page 76.
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