Spline functions entered Approximation Theory as solutions of natural extremal problems. A typical example is the problem of drawing a function curve through gi

This book deals with the algebraic geometric method of studying multivariate splines. Topics treated include: the theory of multivariate spline spaces, higher-d

Subject of multivariate splines presented from an elementary point of view; includes many open problems.

Comprehensive graduate text offering a detailed mathematical treatment of polynomial splines on triangulations.