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Preface | |
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Introduction | |
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Background Preliminaries | |
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Piecewise continuity, piecewise differentiability | |
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Partial and total differentiation | |
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Differentiation of an integral | |
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Integration by parts | |
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Euler's theorem on homogeneous functions | |
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Method of undetermined lagrange multipliers | |
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The line integral | |
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Determinants | |
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Formula for surface area | |
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Taylor's theorem for functions of several variables | |
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The surface integral | |
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Gradient, laplacian | |
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Green's theorem (two dimensions) | |
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Green's theorem (three dimensions) | |
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Introductory Problems | |
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A basic lemma | |
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Statement and formulation of several problems | |
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The Euler-Lagrange equation | |
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First integrals of the Euler-Lagrange equation | |
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A degenerate case | |
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Geodesics | |
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The brachistochrone | |
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Minimum surface of revolution | |
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Several dependent variables | |
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Parametric representation | |
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Undetermined end points | |
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Brachistochrone from a given curve to a fixed point | |
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Isoperimetric Problems | |
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The simple isoperimetric problem | |
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Direct extensions | |
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Problem of the maximum enclosed area | |
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Shape of a hanging rope | |
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Restrictions imposed through finite or differential equations | |
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Geometrical Optics: Fermat's Principle | |
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Law of refraction (Snell's law) | |
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Fermat's principle and the calculus of variations | |
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Dynamics of Particles | |
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Potential and kinetic energies | |
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Generalized coordinates | |
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Hamilton's principle | |
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Lagrange equations of motion | |
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Generalized momenta | |
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Hamilton equations of motion | |
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Canonical transformations | |
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The Hamilton-Jacobi differential equation | |
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Principle of least action | |
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The extended Hamilton's principle | |
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Two Independent Variables: The Vibrating String | |
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Extremization of a double integral | |
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The vibrating string | |
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Eigenvalue-eigenfunction problem for the vibrating string | |
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Eigenfunction expansion of arbitrary functions | |
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Minimum characterization of the eigenvalue-eigenfunction problem | |
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General solution of the vibrating-string equation | |
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Approximation of the vibrating-string eigenvalues and eigenfunctions (Ritz method) | |
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Remarks on the distinction between imposed and free end-point conditions | |
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The Sturm-Liouville Eigenvalue-Eigenfunction Problem | |
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Isoperimetric problem leading to a Sturm-Liouville system | |
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Transformation of a Sturm-Liouville system | |
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Two singular cases: Laguerre polynomials, Bessel functions | |
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Several Independent Variables: The Vibrating Membrane | |
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Extremization of a multiple integral | |
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Change of independent variables | |
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Transformation of the laplacian | |
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The vibrating membrane | |
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Eigenvalue-eigenfunction problem for the membrane | |
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Membrane with boundary held elastically | |
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The free membrane | |
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Orthogonality of the eigenfunctions | |
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Expansion of arbitrary functions | |
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General solution of the membrane equation | |
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The rectangular membrane of uniform density | |
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The minimum characterization of the membrane eigenvalues | |
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Consequences of the minimum characterization of the membrane eigenvalues | |
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The maximum-minimum characterization of the membrane eigenvalues | |
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The asymptotic distribution of the membrane eigenvalues | |
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Approximation of the membrane eigenvalues | |
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Theory of Elasticity | |
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Stress and strain | |
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General equations of motion and equilibrium | |
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General aspects of the approach to certain dynamical problems | |
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Bending of a cylindrical bar by couples | |
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Transverse vibrations of a bar | |
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The eigenvalue-eigenfunction problem for the vibrating bar | |
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Bending of a rectangular plate by couples | |
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Transverse vibrations of a thin plate | |
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The eigenvalue-eigenfunction problem for the vibrating plate | |
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The rectangular plate | |
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Ritz method of approximation | |
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Quantum Mechanics | |
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First derivation of the Schr�dinger equation for a single particle | |
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The wave character of a particle. Sec | |