Math Talks for Undergraduates

by Serge Lang

For many years, Serge Lang has given talks on selected items in mathematics which could be extracted at a level understandable by those who have had calculus. Written in a conversational tone, Lang now presents a collection of those talks as a book covering such topics as: prime numbers, the abc conjecture, approximation theorems of analysis, Bruhat-Tits spaces, and harmonic and symmetric polynomials. Each talk is written in a lively and informal style meant to engage any reader looking for further insight into mathematics.

Genres: Mathematics

130 pages, Hardcover

First published June 24, 1999

About the author

Serge Lang was an influential mathematician in the field of number theory. Algebra is his most famous book.

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