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When Least Is Best: How Mathematicians Discovered Many Clever Ways to Make Things as Small (or as Large) as Possible
Paul J. Nahin
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| #998108 in Books | Princeton University Press | 2003-12-14 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 1.10 x6.30 x9.48l,1.55 | File type: PDF | 370 pages | ||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Five Stars|By Wolf Woods|Excellent book. Paul Nahin's style is very clear, making the concepts interesting and accessible. Highly recommended.|0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| When Least is Best -- but not easy|By Paul F. Bruce|'When Least is Best' is an interesting discussion of alternates to calculus for min|From Booklist|How can a factory manager minimize breakdowns? How can a disoriented hiker reach her car in the least possible time? In answering questions such as these, engineer Nahin delivers maximal mathematical
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By combining the mathematical history of extrema with contemporary examples, Paul J. Nahin answers these intriguing questions and more in this engaging and witty vo...
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