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OverviewCalculus of variations has a long history. Its fundamentals were laid down by icons of mathematics like Euler and Lagrange. It was once heralded as the panacea for all engineering optimization problems by suggesting that all one needed to do was to state a variational problem, apply the appropriate Euler-Lagrange equation and solve the resulting differential equation. This, as most all encompassing solutions, turned out to be not always true and the resulting differential equations are not necessarily easy to solve. On the other hand, many of the differential equations commonly used in various fields of engineering are derived from a variational problem. Hence it is an extremely important topic justifying the new edition of this book. This third edition extends the focus of the book to academia and supports both variational calculus and mathematical modeling classes. The newly added sections, extended explanations, numerous examples and exercises aid the students in learning, the professors in teaching, and the engineers in applying variational concepts. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Louis KomzsikPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: CRC Press Edition: 3rd edition Weight: 0.589kg ISBN: 9780367376093ISBN 10: 0367376091 Pages: 292 Publication Date: 02 December 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgments. Author. Introduction. I Mathematical foundation. The foundations of calculus of variations. Constrained variational problems. Multivariate functionals. Higher order derivatives. The inverse problem. Analytic solutions. Approximate methods. II Modeling applications. Differential geometry. Computational geometry. Variational equations of motion. Analytic mechanics. Computational mechanics. Solutions. Notations. List of Tables. List of Figures. References. IndexReviewsAuthor InformationDr. Louis Komzsik worked in the industry as an engineering mathematician for 42 years and during those years also lectured as a Visiting Professor at various southern California colleges and universities. Since his retirement he is lecturing in the Mathematics Department of the University of California at Irvine. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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