Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society

The Bulletin publishes expository articles on contemporary mathematical research, written in a way that gives insight to mathematicians who may not be experts in the particular topic. The Bulletin also publishes reviews of selected books in mathematics and short articles in the Mathematical Perspectives section, both by invitation only.

ISSN 1088-9485 (online) ISSN 0273-0979 (print)

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Book Review

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MathSciNet review: 1567068
Full text of review: PDF   This review is available free of charge.
Book Information:

Author: Lawrence D. Stone
Title: Theory of optimal search
Additional book information: Mathematics in Science and Engineering, vol. 118, Academic Press, New York, 1975, xiv + 260 pp., $29.50.
Review Information:

Reviewer: Kenneth J. Arrow
Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 84 (1978), 649-652
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9904-1978-14513-3