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MATH-5545: Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control Theory

Description: Unified course in the calculus of variations and control theory including multiple integral problems and distributed parameter control systems. Necessary conditions, sufficient conditions, nonclassical problems, optimal control, distributed parameter control, computational methods.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: MATH-4425 and MATH-4525

Required By: MATH-5546

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 17

Average GPA: 3.78 (A)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 70.32%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.84%

John A Burns201987.0%12.3%0.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.8010
Jeffrey T Borggaard202080.7%14.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.8%3.843
Joseph A Ball201255.6%44.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.591
Shu Ming Sun202290.9%9.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.941
Robert C Rogers200492.3%7.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.811
Martin V Day200646.2%38.5%15.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.311

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