| |
Nov 22, 2024
|
|
|
|
|
2021-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
|
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, applications to physics and geometry. May include multiple integral problems, eigenvalue problems, convexity, and second variation.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 3 hrs.)
|
|
