Title: When Least Is Best
Subtitle: How Mathematicians Discovered Many Clever Ways to Make Things as Small (or as Large) as Possible
First published: November 24, 2003
Description: "Written in a conversational tone and requiring only an early undergraduate level of mathematical knowledge, When Least Is Best is full of fascinating examples and ready-to-try-at-home experiments. This is the first book on optimization written for a wide audience, and math enthusiasts of all backgrounds will delight in its lively topics."--Jacket.
Subjects: Mathematics, Maxima and minima, History, Popular science, Science/Mathematics, History & Philosophy, Applied Science and Engineering, Mathematics / History, Physics, Mathematics, history