When Least Is Best
- How Mathematicians Discovered Many Clever Ways to Make Things as Small (or as Large) as Possible
indgår i Princeton Science Library serien
- Indbinding:
- Paperback
- Sideantal:
- 406
- Udgivet:
- 18. maj 2021
- Størrelse:
- 217x139x30 mm.
- Vægt:
- 520 g.
- 8-11 hverdage.
- 16. januar 2025
På lager
Normalpris
Abonnementspris
- Rabat på køb af fysiske bøger
- 1 valgfrit digitalt ugeblad
- 20 timers lytning og læsning
- Adgang til 70.000+ titler
- Ingen binding
Abonnementet koster 75 kr./md.
Ingen binding og kan opsiges når som helst.
- 1 valgfrit digitalt ugeblad
- 20 timers lytning og læsning
- Adgang til 70.000+ titler
- Ingen binding
Abonnementet koster 75 kr./md.
Ingen binding og kan opsiges når som helst.
Beskrivelse af When Least Is Best
Paul Nahin shows how life often works at the extremes?with values becoming as small (or as large) as possible?and he considers how mathematicians over the centuries, including Descartes, Fermat, and Kepler, have grappled with these problems of minima and maxima. Throughout, Nahin examines entertaining conundrums, such as how to build the shortest bridge possible between two towns, how to vary speed during a race, and how to make the perfect basketball shot. Moving from medieval writings and modern calculus to the field of optimization, the engaging and witty explorations of When Least Is Best will delight math enthusiasts everywhere.
Brugerbedømmelser af When Least Is Best
Giv din bedømmelse
For at bedømme denne bog, skal du være logget ind.Andre købte også..
Find lignende bøger
Bogen When Least Is Best findes i følgende kategorier:
© 2024 Pling BØGER Registered company number: DK43351621