First 6 chapters include theory of fields and sufficient conditions for weak and strong extrema. Chapter 7 considers application of variation methods to systems with infinite degrees of freedom, and Chapter 8 deals with direct methods in the calculus of variations. Problems follow each chapter and the 2 appendices.

Functional analysis owes much of its early impetus to problems that arise in the calculus of variations. In turn, the methods developed there have been applied to optimal control, an area that also requires new tools, such as nonsmooth analysis. This self-contained textbook gives a complete course on all these topics. It is written by a leading specialist who is also a noted ex...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 The long awaited second edition of Dynamic Optimization is now available. Clear exposition and numerous worked examples made the first edition the premier text on this subject. Now, the new edition is expanded and updated to include essential coverage of current developments on differential games, especially as they apply to important economic questions; new developme...(展开全部)

詹姆斯·M·布坎南，理查德·A·马斯格雷夫，詹姆斯·M·布坎南，乔治梅森（Geirge Mason）大学教授和公共选择研究中心咨询主任，1986年度诺贝尔经济学奖获得者。理查德·A·马斯格雷夫，哈佛大学H H 博班克讲座政治经济学荣誉退休教授和加州大学桑塔克鲁兹分校聘任经济学教授。

An excellent financial research tool, this classic focuses on the methods of solving continuous time problems. The two-part treatment covers closely related approaches to the calculus of variations and optimal control. In the two decades since its initial publication, the text has defined dynamic optimization for courses in economics and management science. Simply, clearly, and...(展开全部)

埃莱娜・格里莫（Hélène Grimaud）出身于普罗旺斯的埃克斯，如今生活在美国。十三岁，她经全体评委一致同意被法国国立音乐学院录取，成为该学院历史上全票通过入学考试的第一人。两年以后，她以拉赫玛尼诺夫的作品录制他的第一张CD并获得了“唱片协会”的大奖。在世界各地巡回演出的同时，埃莱娜・格里莫还致力于教育事业。她在纽约创办了一个教育中心――“野狼保护中心”。在她还只有十六岁时，大钢琴家乔治・博列特曾如此评价她：“我已经很久没有见过如此杰出的人物了。”

" Je n'ai aucune nostalgie de l'enfance. " Dès les premiers mots, Hélène Grimaud donne le ton de son étonnant récit. L'itinéraire de cette pianiste française de renommée internationale emprunte mille chemins buissonniers ; on la suit, de seuil en seuil, à travers son adolescence prodige, sa rupture avec le milieu parisien, son exil aux Etats-Unis, les doutes et la solitude à Ne...(展开全部)

Sir Geoffrey Lloyd presents a cross-disciplinary study of the problems posed by the unity and diversity of the human mind. On the one hand, as humans we all share broadly the same anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and certain psychological capabilities - the capacity to learn a language, for instance. On the other, different individuals and groups have very different talents,...(展开全部)

Calculus 8th Edition