Stories about maxima and minima /
"Throughout the history of mathematics, maximum and minimum problems have played an important role in the evolution of the field. Many beautiful and important problems have appeared in a variety of branches of mathematics and physics, as well as in other fields of sciences. The greatest scienti...
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Providence, R.I. : [Washington, D.C.] :
American Mathematical Society ; Mathematical Association of America,
©1990.
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| Series: | Mathematical world ;
v. 1. |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Tikhomirov, V. M. |q (Vladimir Mikhaĭlovich), |d 1934- | |
| 240 | 1 | 0 | |a Rasskazy o maksimumakh i minimumakh. |l English |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Stories about maxima and minima / |c V.M. Tikhomirov ; translated from the Russian by Abe Shenitzer. |
| 260 | |a Providence, R.I. : |b American Mathematical Society ; |a [Washington, D.C.] : |b Mathematical Association of America, |c ©1990. | ||
| 300 | |a xi, 187 pages : |b illustrations ; |c 26 cm. | ||
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| 490 | 1 | |a Mathematical world, |x 1055-9426 ; |v v. 1 | |
| 500 | |a Translation of: Rasskazy o maksimumakh i minimumakh. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (page 187). | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Why do we solve maximum and minimum problems? -- The oldest problem : Dido's problem -- Maxima and minima in nature (optics) -- Maxima and minima in geometry -- Maxima and minima in algebra and in analysis -- Kepler's problem -- The Brachistochrone -- Newton's aerodynamical problem -- What is a function? -- What is an extremal problem? -- Extrema of functions of one variable -- Extrema of functions of many variables : the Lagrange principle -- More problem solving -- What happened later in the theory of extremal problems? -- More accurately, a discussion. | |
| 520 | |a "Throughout the history of mathematics, maximum and minimum problems have played an important role in the evolution of the field. Many beautiful and important problems have appeared in a variety of branches of mathematics and physics, as well as in other fields of sciences. The greatest scientists of the past--Euclid, Archimedes, Heron, the Bernoullis, Newton, and many others--took part in seeking solutions to these concrete problems. The solutions stimulated the development of the theory, and, as a result, techniques were elaborated that made possible the solution of a tremendous variety of problems by a single method. This book presents fifteen "stories" designed to acquaint readers with the central concepts of the theory of maxima and minima, as well as with its illustrious history. This book is accessible to high school students and would likely be of interest to a wide variety of readers. In Part One, the author familiarizes readers with many concrete problems that lead to discussion of the work of some of the greatest mathematicians of all time. Part Two introduces a method for solving maximum and minimum problems that originated with Lagrange. While the content of this method has varied constantly, its basic conception has endured for over two centuries. The final story is addressed primarily to those who teach mathematics, for it impinges on the question of how and why to teach. Throughout the book, the author strives to show how the analysis of diverse facts gives rise to a general idea, how this idea is transformed, how it is enriched by new content, and how it remains the same in spite of these changes."--Publisher. | ||
| 546 | |a Text in English and Russian. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Maxima and minima. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Calculus of variations. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Mathematical optimization. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Maximums et minimums. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Calcul des variations. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Optimisation mathématique. | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Calculus of variations. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst00844140 | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Mathematical optimization. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst01012099 | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Maxima and minima. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst01012616 | |
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| 650 | 1 | 7 | |a Optimaliseren. |2 gtt |
| 650 | 1 | 7 | |a Extreme waarden. |2 gtt |
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| 650 | 7 | |a Calcul des variations. |2 ram | |
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