When Less Is More: Visualizing Basic Inequalities

by Roger Nelsen and Claudi Alsina

Book Overview

Inequalities permeate mathematics, from the Elements of Euclid to operations research and financial mathematics. Yet too often the emphasis is on things equal to one another rather than unequal. While equalities and identities are without doubt important, they don't possess the richness and variety that one finds with inequalities. The objective of this book is to illustrate how use of visualization can be a powerful tool for better understanding...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0883853426
• ISBN13: 9780883853429
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
• Length: 199 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.