Did you see the google doodle for today? When you hover over the image on the google page, this text pops up: “I have discovered a truly marvelous proof of this theorem, which this doodle is too small to contain.” Delightful, n’est-ce pas?
The story of Fermat’s last theorem is one of the truly catchy ones in mathematics. Combining the power of narration and the appeal of a mystery unsolved for three and a half centuries, a TOK teacher can use this story to convey much about the nature of mathematics and mathematical proof.
