{"product_id":"prime-numbers-the-most-mysterious-figures-in-math-9781620458242","title":"Prime Numbers: The Most Mysterious Figures in Math","description":"A fascinating journey into the mind-bending world of prime numbers\u003cp\u003eCicadas of the genus Magicicada appear once every 7, 13, or 17 years. Is it just a coincidence that these are all prime numbers? How do twin primes differ from cousin primes, and what on earth (or in the mind of a mathematician) could be sexy about prime numbers? What did Albert Wilansky find so fascinating about his brother-in-law's phone number?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMathematicians have been asking questions about prime numbers for more than twenty-five centuries, and every answer seems to generate a new rash of questions. In Prime Numbers: The Most Mysterious Figures in Math, you'll meet the world's most gifted mathematicians, from Pythagoras and Euclid to Fermat, Gauss, and Erd s, and you'll discover a host of unique insights and inventive conjectures that have both enlarged our understanding and deepened the mystique of prime numbers. This comprehensive, A-to-Z guide covers everything you ever wanted to know--and much more that you never suspected--about prime numbers, including: \u003cbr\u003e* The unproven Riemann hypothesis and the power of the zeta function\u003cbr\u003e* The \"Primes is in P\" algorithm\u003cbr\u003e* The sieve of Eratosthenes of Cyrene\u003cbr\u003e* Fermat and Fibonacci numbers\u003cbr\u003e* The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search\u003cbr\u003e* And much, much more\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/18\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781620458242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.81d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Wells","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36662544826524,"sku":"9781620458242","price":30.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_64411191-dc16-4606-b13f-3b129f4b1128.jpg?v=1603902126","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/prime-numbers-the-most-mysterious-figures-in-math-9781620458242","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}