Author : Karl-Georg Steffens
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 41,48 MB
Release : 2007-07-28
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 081764475X
* 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