00924nam a2200241 a 4500001001300000005001500013008004100028010001500069020003600084049001300120052001800133082001600151100004100167245013800208260005500346300003300401504002000434650002300454650002600477856008900503856007700592950001300669WMO20050667520051025084153050713s2004    us a          001   eng    a2003055537  a0691070784 (cloth : alk. paper)0 lWM44991002a511.66bN153w0 a511/.662211 aNahin, Paul J.,d1940-0KAC20040284210aWhen least is best:bhow mathematicians discovered many clever ways to make things as small (or as large) as possible/dPaul J. Nahin  aPrinceton, NJ:bPrinceton University Press,cc2004  axviii, 370 p.:bill.;c25 cm  aIncludes index. 0aMaxima and minima. 0aMathematicsxHistory.423Publisher descriptionuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/prin051/2003055537.html413Table of contentsuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/prin051/2003055537.html0 bUS$32.95