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MATH0043 §2: Calculus of Variations
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What is the Calculus of Variations?
Functionals and Extrema
The Statement of an Example Problem
The Euler-Lagrange Equation, or Euler's Equation
MATH0043 Handout: Fundamental lemma of the calculus of variations
The Brachistochrone
Functionals leading to special cases
Isoperimetric Problems
Suggested reading
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