00888nam a2200253 a 4500001001300000005001500013007000300028008004100031020001800072020001500090049001900105052002400124082001500148100004100163245014000204260005700344300003400401500002000435500004000455650002300495650002600518856007700544950001300621WMO20090363220090711093157ta090520r20072004us a          001   eng    a9780691130521  a06911305230 lWM575220v200702a511.66bN153wc200701a511.662211 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, N.J. :bPrinceton University Press,c2007  axxvi, 372 p. :bill. ;c24 cm  aIncludes index.  a"With a new preface by the author". 0aMaxima and minima. 0aMathematicsxHistory.413Table of contentsuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/prin051/2003055537.html0 bUS$22.95