Es ist eine neuere Version 2023W dieser LV im Curriculum Master's programme Industrial Mathematics 2024W vorhanden.
Workload
Education level
Study areas
Responsible person
Hours per week
Coordinating university
1,5 ECTS
B3 - Bachelor's programme 3. year
Mathematics
Paul Müller
1 hpw
Johannes Kepler University Linz
Detailed information
Original study plan
Bachelor's programme Technical Mathematics 2022W
Objectives
Students are given the opportunity to strengthen their understanding of the course material by working out weekly exercise problems.
Subject
The calculus of variations provides existence of solutions to the class of Euler Lagrange equations which are typically nonlinear equations of divergence type. The methods covered in this course include: Dirichlet principle, Lagrangians, coercivity, convexity, existence of minimizers, critical point methods, mountain pass theorems, Palais-Smale conditions.
Criteria for evaluation
Presentation of solutions to exercise problems.
Language
English and French
Changing subject?
No
Further information
Until term 2022S known as: TM1WGUEVARI UE Calculus of variation
Earlier variants
They also cover the requirements of the curriculum (from - to) TM1WGUEVARI: UE Calculus of variation (1999W-2022S)
