Springer-Verlag - Springer , Universitext Malicorne sur Sarthe, 72, Pays de la Loire, France 1975 Book condition, Etat : Très Bon paperback In-4 1 vol. - 240 pages
Contents, Chapitres : Preface, Contents, Abbreviations, xiv, Text, 226 pages - 1. Basic concepts : Review of methods to be discussed and their interrelations - A general outline of the calculus variations - 2. Indirect methods : The Pontryagin maximum principle - Adjustment of the calculus of variations to the recent problem formulations - Numerical solutions of the boundary value problem for systems of ordinary non-linear differential equations - 3. Direct methods : Gradient method of the first order - Generalizations of the gradient method of the first order and related methods - The Bellman dynamic programming method fine copy