When less is more visualizing basic inequalities /

The proofs in When Less is More are in the spirit of proofs without words, though most require at least a few words. The first inequalities presented in the book, such as the inequalities between the harmonic, geometric, and arithmetic mean, are familiar from analysis, but are given geometric proofs...

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Main Author: Alsina, Claudi
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Nelsen, Roger B.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Washington, D.C.] : Mathematical Association of America, c2009.
Series:Dolciani mathematical expositions ; no. 36
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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300 |a xix, 181 p. :  |b ill., ports. 
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-177) and index. 
505 0 |a Representing positive numbers as lengths of segments -- Representing positive numbers as areas or volumes -- Inequalities and the existence of triangles -- Using incircles and circumcircles -- Using reflections -- Using rotations -- Employing non-isometric transformations -- Employing graphs of functions -- Additional topics. 
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