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When least is best: how mathematicians discovered many clever ways to make things as small (or as large) as possible
When least is best: how mathematicians discovered many clever ways to make things as small (or as large) as possible
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Nahin, Paul J
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Princeton University Press
Publication Date
c2004
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English
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Minimums, maximums, derivatives, and computers
The first extremal problems
Medieval maximization and some modern twists
The forgotten war of Descartes and Fermat
Calculus steps forward, center stage
Beyond calculus
The modern age begins.
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History
Mathematics
Mathematics -- History
Maxima and minima
Philosophy
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Nahin, Paul J.
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9780691070780
9781400841363
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