Please sign in to WorldCat

Don't have an account? You can easily create a free account.

Home

WorldCat Home About WorldCat Help Get E-mail Updates Feedback WorldCat Blog

Search

Search for Library Items Search for Lists Search for Contacts Search for a Library

Create lists, bibliographies and reviews: or

Cite/Export

Cite/Export

Copy a citation

APA (5th ed.)

Chicago (Author-Date, 15th ed.)

Harvard (18th ed.)

MLA (6th ed.)

Turabian (6th ed.)

Export a citation
Export to RefWorks Export to EndNote Cancel
Note: Citations are based on reference standards. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. The specific requirements or preferences of your reviewing publisher, classroom teacher, institution or organization should be applied.
Print
E-mail

E-mail

All fields are required.

The E-mail Address(es) field is required. Please enter recipient e-mail address(es).

The E-mail Address(es) you entered is(are) not in a valid format. Please re-enter recipient e-mail address(es).

You may send this item to up to five recipients.
Enter recipient e-mail address(es): Separate up to five addresses with commas (,)
The name field is required. Please enter your name.
Enter your name:
Your e-mail address is required. Please enter your e-mail address.

Your e-mail address you entered is not in a valid format. Please re-enter your e-mail address.
Enter your e-mail address: Subject:
The E-mail message field is required. Please enter the message.
E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/310959874 Title: A primer on the calculus of variations and optimal control theory Author: Mike Mesterton-Gibbons Publisher: Providence, R.I. : American Mathematical Society, ©2009. ISBN/ISSN: 9780821847725 0821847724 OCLC:310959874

The ReCaptcha terms you entered were incorrect. Please try to match the 2 words shown in the window, or try the audio version.

Cancel
Share
Permalink

Permalink

Copy this URL to link to this page:

Write a review
Rate this item:
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5

A primer on the calculus of variations and optimal control theory

Preview this item

A primer on the calculus of variations and optimal control theory

Author:	Mike Mesterton-Gibbons
Publisher:	Providence, R.I. : American Mathematical Society, ©2009.
Series:	Student mathematical library, v. 50.
Edition/Format:	Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Rating:

Borrow / obtain a copy

Find a copy in the library

Finding libraries that hold this item...

Details

Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Mike Mesterton-Gibbons Find more information about:
ISBN:	9780821847725 0821847724
OCLC Number:	310959874
Description:	xiii, 252 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents:	The brachistochrone -- The fundamental problem. Extremals -- The insufficiency of extremality -- Important first integrals -- The du Bois-Reymond equation -- The corner conditions -- Legendre's necessary condition -- Jocobi's necessary condition -- Weak versus strong variations -- Weierstrass's necessary condition -- The transversality conditions -- Hilbert's invariant integral -- The fundamental sufficient condition -- Jacobi's condition revisited -- Isoperimetrical problems -- Optimal control problems -- Necessary conditions for optimality -- Time-optimal control -- A singular control problem -- A biological control problem -- Optimal control to a general target -- Navigational control problems -- State variable restrictions -- Optimal harvesting.
Series Title:	Student mathematical library, v. 50.
Responsibility:	Mike Mesterton-Gibbons.

You:	Sign In \| Register \| My WorldCat \| My Lists \| My Watchlist \| My Reviews \| My Tags \| My Saved Searches
WorldCat:	Home \| About \| Help \| Get E-mail Updates \| Feedback \| Search \| WorldCat Blog

More like this

Subjects

Similar Items

A primer on the calculus of variations and optimal control theory

Find a copy in the library

Details

Reviews

Tags

Similar Items

Related Subjects:(3)