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0|0|0|||||Fermat%27s Theorem %28NOT his Little Theorem%29|Monty Phister|1|13:26:57|08/24/2007|Fermat%27s theorem of stationary points was sort of a precursor to calculus%2C in that it told how to find minima and maxima. But I don%27t seem to find his proof for the theorem. Did he publish one%2C or was it a conjecture on his part%3F Where can I find the %28non calculus-based%29 proof%3F
1|1|0|||||RE%3A Fermat%27s Theorem %28NOT his Little Theorem%29|alexb||15:37:27|08/24/2007|One of Fermat%27s letters to Pascal is titled %22On Maxima and Minima%22 in%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bol%5D%0D%0A%5Bli%5DD. J. Struik%2C A Source Book In Mathematics%2C 1200-1800 and also in%0D%0A%5Bli%5DD. E. Smith%2C A Source Book in Mathematics%0D%0A%5B%2Fol%5D%0D%0A%0D%0AChances are the theorem is stated implicitly somewhere in this letter for a few particular cases. It does include a bit of primodial calculus.