MATH 410: CALCULUS OF VARIATIONS
Spring 2025 · Section 001 · CRN 26514
Study of classical and modern theories about functions having some integral expression which is maximal, minimal, or critical. Geodesics, brachistochrone problem, minimal surfaces, and numerous applications to physics. Euler-Lagrange equations, 1st and 2nd variations, Hamilton's Principle.
- Credits
- 3
- Instructors
- Gregory Chambers