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Professor Peter J. Olver School of Mathematics University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 55455 |
Vincent Hall 109A Phone: 612-626-1623 Fax: 612-626-2017 e-mail: olver@umn.edu http://www.math.umn.edu/~olver |
| Lectures:
MWF 9:05–9:55pm Vincent Hall 213 | |
| Office Hours: M 10:30–11:30, W 11:30–12:30, or by appointment | |
Course Description: Math 8385 is one semester course on the calculus of variations and its applications.
Prerequisites: Strong background in multi-variable calculus, ordinary differential equations, and linear algebra. Some mathematical sophistication. Other topics will be introduced as needed.
Text: The course will be based on the professor's lecture notes.
Supplementary Texts:
Homework: Homework will be assignemd periodically and collected for grading.
Final Project: Each student will propose a final project on some aspect of the calculus of variations; proposals due October 20. Final projects will be due on the last day of class.
Grading:
Incompletes: Only given in extreme circumstances, and only when the student has satisfactorily completed all but a small portion of the work in the course. Students must make prior arrangements with the professor well before the end of the semester.
Student Conduct: Students are expected to be familiar with University of Minnesota Student Conduct Code, including the consequences for violatation of standards of academic honesty.
COVID-19, Face-Coverings, Symptoms, and Vaccination: The University of Minnesota currently requires all students, staff, and faculty to wear masks when indoors regardless of vaccination status, and strongly encourages members of the campus community to get vaccinated. Resources are available for accessing vaccines. Please stay at home if you experience symptoms of COVID-19 and consult with your healthcare provider about an appropriate course of action. An absence due to symptoms of COVID-19 is an excused absence, and I will work with you to find the best course of action for missed work and/or class experiences.