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Calculus of variations

Methods of applied mathematics · Standard syllabus

Euler–Lagrange equation and variational principles

Objectives

  • Euler–Lagrange equation and variational principles
  • Brachistochrone and classical problems
  • Constraints and Lagrange multipliers in variational problems
  • Hamilton's principle and mechanics (introduction)
  • Rayleigh–Ritz method (introduction)

Study materials