The History of Approximation Theory: From Euler to Bernstein

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Springer Science & Business Media, 28 juil. 2007 - 219 pages

* Exciting exposition integrates history, philosophy, and mathematics

* Combines a mathematical analysis of approximation theory with an engaging discussion of the differing philosophical underpinnings behind its development

* Appendices containing biographical data on numerous eminent mathematicians, explanations of Russian nomenclature and academic degrees, and an excellent index round out the presentation

 

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Forerunners
1
Pafnuti Lvovich Chebyshev
21
The Saint Petersburg Mathematical School
77
Development Outside Russia 131
130
Kharkiv
167
A Biographies
191
Nikolay Yakovlevich Sonin
192
Aleksandr Vasilevich Vasilev
193
Dmitri Fedorovich Selivanov
194
Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Lyapunov
195
Ivan Ivanovich Ivanov
196
Georgi Feodosievich Voronoy
197
B Explanations
199
Bibliography
201
Index
217
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