Geometric Problems on Maxima and Minima

• Main Authors: Andreescu, Titu (Author), Mushkarov, Oleg (Author), Stoyanov, Luchezar (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Birkhäuser Boston, 2006.
• Subjects: Mathematics.; Algebra.; Mathematical analysis.; Analysis (Mathematics).; Geometry.; Mathematical optimization.; Topology.; Combinatorics.; Optimization.; Analysis.

Questions of maxima and minima have great practical significance, with applications to physics, engineering, and economics; they have also given rise to theoretical advances, notably in calculus and optimization. Indeed, while most texts view the study of extrema within the context of calculus, this...

Table of Contents:

• Methods for Finding Geometric Extrema
• Selected Types of Geometric Extremum Problems
• Miscellaneous
• Hints and Solutions to the Exercises.