Theory of Approximation This book is a classic

This book is a classic in the field of popular science

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Theory of Approximation This book is a classicA pioneer of many modern developments in approximation theory, N. I. Achieser designed this graduate level text from the standpoint of functional analysis. The first two chapters address approximation problems in linear normalized spaces and the ideas of P. L. Tchebysheff. Chapter III examines the elements of harmonic analysis, and Chapter IV, integral transcendental functions of the exponential type. The final two chapters explore the best harmonic