MATH 575 - Calculus of Variations

(3 units)

Prerequisites: MATH 361B and either MATH 364A or MATH 370A
Solution methods for variational problems. First variation, Euler- Lagrange equation, variational principles, problems with constraints, boundary conditions, and applications to physics and geometry. May include multiple integral problems, eigenvalue problems, convexity, and second variation.

Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 3 hours)