NPTEL - Integral equations, calculus of variations and its applications offered by IIT Roorkee
- Public/Government Institute
- Estd. 1847
Integral equations, calculus of variations and its applications at IIT Roorkee Overview
Duration | 12 weeks |
Mode of learning | Online |
Credential | Certificate |
Integral equations, calculus of variations and its applications at IIT Roorkee Highlights
- Earn a E- certificate of completion from IIT Roorkee
Integral equations, calculus of variations and its applications at IIT Roorkee Course details
- For PG students of technical institutions/ universities/colleges
- This course contains Fredholm and Volterra integral equations and their solutions using various methods such as Neumann series, resolvent kernels, Green's function approach and transform methods
- It also contains extrema of functional, the Brachistochrone problem, Euler's equation, variational derivative and invariance of Euler's equations
- It plays an important role for solving various engineering sciences problems
Integral equations, calculus of variations and its applications at IIT Roorkee Curriculum
Week 1
Definition and classification of linear integral equations
Conversion of IVP into integral equations
Conversion of BVP into integral equations
Conversion of integral equationsinto differential equations
Integro-differential equations
Week 2
Fredholm integral equation with separable kernel: Theory
Fredholm integral equation with separable kernel: Examples
Solution of integral equations by successive substitutions
Solution of integral equations by successive approximations
Solution of integral equations by successive approximations: Resolvent kernel
Week 3
Fredholm integral equations with symmetric kernels:Properties of eigenvalues and eigen functions
Fredholm integral equations with symmetric kernels:Hilbert Schmidt theory
Fredholm integral equations with symmetric kernels:Examples
Construction of Green's function-I
Construction of Green's function-II
Week 4
Green's function for self adjoint linear differential equations
Green's function for non- homogeneous boundary value problem
Fredholm alternative theorem-I
Fredholm alternative theorem-II
Fredholm method of solutions
Week 5
Classical Fredholm theory: Fredholm first theorem-I
Classical Fredholm theory: Fredholm first theorem-II
Classical Fredholm theory: Fredholm second and third theorem
Method of successive approximations
Neumann Series and resolvent kernels-I
Week 6
Neumann Series and resolvent kernels-II
Equations with convolution type kernels-I
Equations with convolution type kernels-II
Singular integral equations-I
Singular integral equations-II
Week 7
Cauchy type integral equations-I
Cauchy type integral equations-II
Cauchy type integral equations-III
Cauchy type integral equations-IV
Cauchy type integral equations-V
Week 8
Solution of integral equations using Fourier transform
Solution of integral equations using Hilbert- transform-I
Solution ofintegral equations using Hilbert- transform-II
Calculus of variations: Introduction
Calculus of variations: Basic concepts-I
Week 9
Calculus of variations:Basic concepts-II
Calculus of variations: Basic concepts and Euler's equation
Euler's equation:Some particular cases
Euler's equation:A particular case and Geodesics
Brachistochrone problem and Euler's equation-I
Week 10
Euler's equation-II
Functions of several independent variables
Variational problems in parametric form
Variational problems of general type
Variational derivative and invariance of Euler's equation
Week 11
Invariance of Euler's equation and isoperimetric problem-I
Isoperimetri c problem-II
Variational problem involving a conditional extremum-I
Variational problem involving a conditional extremum-II
Variational problems with moving boundaries- I
Week 12
Variational problems with moving boundaries- II
Variational problems with moving boundaries- III
Variational problems with moving boundaries; One sided variation
Variational problem with a movable boundary for a functional dependent on two functions
Hamilton's principle;Variational principle of least action
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