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(1) THE theory of maxima and minima contains pitfalls into which have fallen such well-known mathematicians as Lagrange, Bertrand, Serret, and Todhunter. A peculiar interest, therefore, is attached to the subject, and the reader will find Prof. Hancock's book well worth his study. Except that there is no reference to calculus of variations, the author has succeeded in covering the ground fairly thoroughly, and that without allowing the argument to be anywhere tedious. He gives many references, and a few quite interesting examples.
(1) Theory of Maxima and Minima.
By Prof. Harris Hancock. Pp. xiv + 193. (Boston (Mass.), London, etc.: Ginn and Co., 1917.) Price 10s. 6d. net.
(2) Analytic Geometry and Calculus.
By Profs. F.S. Woods F. H. Bailey. Pp. xi + 516. (Boston (Mass.), London, etc.: Ginn and Co., 1917.) Price 10s. 6d. net.
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H., H. (1) Theory of Maxima and Minima (2) Analytic Geometry and Calculus. Nature 102, 44 (1918). https://doi.org/10.1038/102044a0
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