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The Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control. An Introduction.
George Leitmann
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Paperback. Series: Mathematical Concepts and Methods in Science and Engineering. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBKQ; TGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 571.
When the Tyrian princess Dido landed on the North African shore of the Mediterranean sea she was welcomed by a local chieftain. He offered her all the land that she could enclose between the shoreline and a rope of knotted cowhide. While the legend does not tell us, we may assume that Princess Dido arrived at the correct solution by stretching the rope into the shape of a circular arc and thereby maximized the area of the land upon which she was to found Carthage. This story of the founding of Carthage is apocryphal. Nonetheless it is probably the first ... Read more
When the Tyrian princess Dido landed on the North African shore of the Mediterranean sea she was welcomed by a local chieftain. He offered her all the land that she could enclose between the shoreline and a rope of knotted cowhide. While the legend does not tell us, we may assume that Princess Dido arrived at the correct solution by stretching the rope into the shape of a circular arc and thereby maximized the area of the land upon which she was to found Carthage. This story of the founding of Carthage is apocryphal. Nonetheless it is probably the first ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Series
Mathematical Concepts and Methods in Science and Engineering
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781489903358
SKU
V9781489903358
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