Lectures on the Calculus of Variations
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- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
27 April 2018
Summary
This pioneering modern treatise on the calculus of variations studies the evolution of the subject from Euler to Hilbert. The text addresses basic problems with sufficient generality and rigor to offer a sound introduction for serious study. It provides clear definitions of the fundamental concepts, sharp formulations of the problems, and rigorous demonstrations of their solutions. Many examples are solved completely, and systematic references are given for each theorem upon its first appeara…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780486822365 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0486822362 |
| Author: | Oskar Bolza |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Imprint: | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 27 April 2018 |
| Weight: | 285g |
| Dimensions: | 204mm x 128mm x 15mm |
| Series: | Dover Books on Mathematics |
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About The Author
Oskar Bolza
Oskar Bolza (1857–1942) studied mathematics at the University of Berlin and later at Strasbourg. He taught at Johns Hopkins, Clark University, and the University of Chicago, returning to Germany 22 years later but retaining the University of Chicago title of Non-resident Professor of Mathematics for the rest of his life. He taught mathematics at the University of Freiburg until his 1933 retirement.
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