Famous Math Problems

Date: 6/27/96 at 19:41:6
From: Juli E. Fink
Subject: Famous Math Problems

Dear Dr. Math,
I need a listing of famous math problems for a math project.  I have 
looked through the Internet and have not been successful.  Can you 
help me?  

Thanks! 
       Juli

Date: 6/27/96 at 20:3:10
From: Doctor Sarah
Subject: Re: Famous Math Problems

Hi Juli -

Take a look at the sci.math FAQ:

 http://daisy.uwaterloo.ca/~alopez-o/math-faq/mathtext/math-faq.html   

It lists the following as Famous Problems in Mathematics:
       The Four Colour Theorem 
       The Trisection of an Angle 
       Which are the 23 Hilbert Problems? 
       Unsolved Problems 

and includes other items that may be useful for your project, such as 
the current status of Fermat's Last Theorem.

You might also find good information in the UTK Mathematical Archives 
under Numbers at 

  http://archives.math.utk.edu/subjects/numbers.html   

and we encourage you to browse the Math Forum's pages of math problems 
and puzzles:

  http://mathforum.org/library/browse/static/resource_type/problems_puzzles.html   

Does this help?

-Doctor Sarah,  The Math Forum
 Check out our web site!  http://mathforum.org/dr.math/