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<p>Created page with &#39;{{BNR-table|scienticity=4|readability=3|hermeneutics=4|charisma=4|recommendation=4}} Karl Sabbagh, &#39;&#39;The Riemann Hypothesis : The Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics&#39;&#39;. New …&#39;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{BNR-table|scienticity=4|readability=3|hermeneutics=4|charisma=4|recommendation=4}}<br /> Karl Sabbagh, ''The Riemann Hypothesis : The Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics''. New York : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2002. 340 pages; illustrated; includes bibliographical references and index.<br /> <br /> The Riemann Hypothesis is one of the most famous unproved theories in mathematics. It deals with a lot of higher mathematics that most people never look at. In the 1800s a German mathematician, Bernhard Riemann, wrote an 8-page paper on his theory that all the zeros of a certain zeta function fall on the same line. Mathematicians have spent lifetimes attempting to prove this hypothesis, but thus far it has eluded them all. I spoke with a teacher of mathematics I know who believes it isn't worth getting involved in the Riemann Hypothesis -- he views it as essentially impossible to prove. This view sums up a large set of people in the mathematics community, but some still work to prove this famous theory.<br /> <br /> In his book, Sabbagh attempts to explain to the layman what exactly this hypothesis is and why it's significant. He writes about the people still working towards a proof after 160 years and the methods they use. It took a long time to make it through this book: not because Sabbagh was unclear, but because the concepts were difficult and I had to go back sometimes to reread the more technical passages. Although it was difficult, I found this an exceptionally interesting read. It was very informative and yet still understandable. <br /> <br /> {{Notesby|RSPH}}<br /> <br /> [[Category: Book Notes]]<br /> [[Category: RSPH]]</div>

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