Description
Book SynopsisOffers an introduction to calculus of variations and optimal control theory, and is a self-contained resource for graduate students in engineering, applied mathematics, and related subjects. This book traces the historical development of the subject and features numerous exercises, notes and references at the end of each chapter.
Trade Review"Each chapter ends with a rich and useful section of notes and references. The exercises are merely problems or even theorems. The author of the book presents a large list of references and a detailed index of notions, names, and symbols. The graphical presentation of the book is pleasant... [T]his book is well written, it fully deserves all its goals mentioned at the beginning of the review, and is a pleasure to read it."--Marian Muresan, Mathematica "This is an extremely well-crafted textbook. If you plan to teach a first course to advanced students on the calculus of variations and optimal control and you like the selection of topics that the author has chosen to present (and I do), it is the text you need. What impresses me most is the careful balance between the formal derivations and the explanations that precede or accompany the statements and proofs... All in all, it is a first-rate, enjoyable text."--Zvi Artstein, Mathematical Reviews Clippings
