Cheney, E. W. Introduction to approximation theory. 2nd ed. (English) Zbl 0535.41001 New York: Chelsea Publishing Company. X, 259 p. $ 14.95 (1982). In this second edition some suggestions and corrections communicated by the readers are incorporated. For a review of the first edition (1966) see Zbl 0161.252. Cited in 2 ReviewsCited in 113 Documents MSC: 41-01 Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to approximations and expansions 41A50 Best approximation, Chebyshev systems 41A52 Uniqueness of best approximation 41A20 Approximation by rational functions 41A10 Approximation by polynomials 41A17 Inequalities in approximation (Bernstein, Jackson, Nikol’skiĭ-type inequalities) 65D15 Algorithms for approximation of functions 41A21 Padé approximation 42C05 Orthogonal functions and polynomials, general theory of nontrigonometric harmonic analysis Keywords:polynomial Chebyshev approximation; algorithms; unicity; Müntz theorem; Stone theorem; polygonal approximation Citations:Zbl 0161.252 PDF BibTeX XML OpenURL Digital Library of Mathematical Functions: Approximation Theory ‣ §18.38(i) Classical OP’s: Numerical Analysis ‣ §18.38 Mathematical Applications ‣ Applications ‣ Chapter 18 Orthogonal Polynomials