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History of the Calculus of Variations from the 17th Through the 19th Century
Herman H. Goldstine
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Paperback. Series: Studies in the History of Mathematics & Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 410 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 658.
The calculus of variations is a subject whose beginning can be precisely dated. It might be said to begin at the moment that Euler coined the name calculus of variations but this is, of course, not the true moment of inception of the subject. It would not have been unreasonable if I had gone back to the set of isoperimetric problems considered by Greek mathemati cians such as Zenodorus (c. 200 B. C. ) and preserved by Pappus (c. 300 A. D. ). I have not done this since these problems were solved by geometric means. Instead I have arbitrarily ... Read more
The calculus of variations is a subject whose beginning can be precisely dated. It might be said to begin at the moment that Euler coined the name calculus of variations but this is, of course, not the true moment of inception of the subject. It would not have been unreasonable if I had gone back to the set of isoperimetric problems considered by Greek mathemati cians such as Zenodorus (c. 200 B. C. ) and preserved by Pappus (c. 300 A. D. ). I have not done this since these problems were solved by geometric means. Instead I have arbitrarily ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
410
Condition
New
Series
Studies in the History of Mathematics & Physical Sciences
Number of Pages
410
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461381082
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V9781461381082
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