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Understanding Andrew Wiles proof of Fermat's last theorem [duplicate]
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knowledge needed to understand Fermat’s last theorem proof
What are the prerequisites needed to understand wiles proof? Could someone sketch a roadmap of how it could be ...
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Tips for finding the Galois Group of a given polynomial
I am currently in an introductory Galois Theory course, and I thought it would be nice to compile a list of standard tricks for finding the Galois Groups of certain polynomials. I am studying from ...
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What is the prerequisite knowledge for learning Galois theory?
What is the prerequisite knowledge for learning Galois theory? I don't know what a ring is.
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Contributions of Galois Theory to Mathematics
What are the major and minor contributions of Galois Theory to Mathematics? I mean direct contributions (like being aplied as it appears in Algebra) or simply by serving as a model to other theories.
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