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The Riemann Hypothesis
A Million Dollar Problem

Part of Anneli Lax New Mathematical Library

Authors:
Roland van der Veen, Universiteit van Amsterdam
Jan van de Craats, Universiteit van Amsterdam

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format: Paperback
isbn: 9780883856505

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Baffling the greatest minds for over one hundred and fifty years, the Riemann hypothesis is generally considered one of the most important and intriguing open problems in mathematics. In addition, it was chosen as one of the seven Millennium Prize Problems by the Clay Mathematics Institute, so proving the Riemann hypothesis will not only make you world famous, but will earn you a one million dollar prize. This book introduces interested readers to the mathematical universe of prime numbers, infinite sequences, infinite products and complex functions that lies behind the hypothesis. It originated from an online course for talented secondary school students, organized by the authors at the University of Amsterdam. Its aim was to bring the students into contact with challenging university-level mathematics and show them why the Riemann hypothesis is such an important problem in mathematics.
- Explains the Riemann hypothesis and its importance in mathematics
- Originating from an online course for talented secondary school students, this book is accessible to a broad audience
- Sure to inspire further interest in number theory and complex analysis
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- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780883856505
- length: 126 pages
- dimensions: 230 x 153 x 8 mm
- weight: 0.22kg
- availability: This item is not supplied by Cambridge University Press in your region. Please contact Mathematical Association of America for availability.
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Prime numbers
2. The zeta function
3. The Riemann hypothesis
4. Primes and the Riemann hypothesis
Appendix A. Why big primes are useful
Appendix B. Computer support
Appendix C. Further reading and internet surfing
Appendix D. Solutions to the exercises
Index.
Authors
Roland van der Veen, Universiteit van Amsterdam
Roland van der Veen is a Research Fellow at the University of Amsterdam and a member of the Royal Dutch Mathematical Society.
Jan van de Craats, Universiteit van Amsterdam
Jan van de Craats is Professor Emeritus at the University of Amsterdam. He is a member of the Royal Dutch Mathematical Society and the Dutch Association of Teachers of Mathematics, the author or co-author of more than ten books in Dutch, and a four-time leader of the Dutch team at the International Mathematical Olympiad.