Introduction To The Calculus of Variations And Its Applications

By Frederic Wan

Book Overview

This comprehensive text provides all information necessary for an introductory course on the calculus of variations and optimal control theory. Following a thorough discussion of the basic problem, including sufficient conditions for optimality, the theory and techniques are extended to problems with a free end point, a free boundary, auxiliary and inequality constraints, leading to a study of optimal control theory.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367449242
• ISBN13: 9780367449247
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and under
• Grade Range: Preschool to Postsecondary