Mathematics of the 19th Century: Vol. III
Subtitle: Function Theory According to Chebyshev; Ordinary Differential Equations; Calculus of Variations; Theory of Finite Differences
Contributors: A.N. Kolmogorov (Editor); A.P. Yushkevich (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel
Published: May 4, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9783764358457
Subjects: History of mathematics; History of science; World history: c 1750 to c 1900; c 1800 to c 1900; Mathematics; Mathematical Analysis; Science/Mathematics; 19th century; Mathematics / History; Mathematics / Mathematical Analysis; History
First sentence: The following judgment of Chebyshev, from his paper "The drawing of geographical maps" ([B11], Vol. 5, pp. 150-157; Oeuvres, Vol. 1, pp. 239-247), is well-known: The majority of practical problems lead to maximum and minimum problems that are completely new to science, and only by solving those problems can we satisfy the requirements of practice, which always and everywhere seeks the best and most advantageous.