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IAM773 DYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION-CALCULUS OF VARIATIONS AND OPTIMAL CONTROL

Course Code: 9700773
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Institute Of Applied Mathematics
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
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Offered Semester: Spring Semesters.

Course Content

First Variation: computing the first variation, Euler-Lagrange equation, extensions; Applications:brachistochrone, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian dynamics; Second Variation: computing the second variation, Ricatti equation, convexity and minimizers; Multivariable Variational Problems: eigenpairs, minimal surfaces, gradient flows; Optimal Control Theory: time-optimal linear control, Pontryagin maximum principle; Applications:linear-quadratic regulator, production-consumption, optimal harvesting; Dynamic Programming : Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellmann equation, general linear-quadratic regulator: Further Topics on Differential Games and Stochastic Control Theory.