Presentation
Diophantine Geometry, Eulerian Number Theory, and Undergraduates
American Mathematical Society (AMS) / Mathematical Association of America (MMA) Joint Meeting
Document Type
Conference Presentation
Department
Mathematics
Location
San Diego, CA
Conference Dates
January 9-12, 2013
Date of Presentation
1-10-2013
Disciplines
Abstract
This talk will tell the story of how a geometry problem of Diophantus led all the way to a paper of Euler on number theory. Then we will describe how translating this work of Euler led ultimately to an undergraduate project in a History of Mathematics course last spring.
Citation Information
Christopher D. Goff. "Diophantine Geometry, Eulerian Number Theory, and Undergraduates" American Mathematical Society (AMS) / Mathematical Association of America (MMA) Joint Meeting (2013) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/chris-goff/16/
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