This page contains preliminary information for the Calculus of Variations course, Spring 2018, taught by Armin Schikorra.
All current information can be found on the courseweb!
Content
Textbook:
Buttazzo, Giaquinta, Hildebrandt: One-dimensional Variational Problems
Handwritten notes will be provided via courseweb
Grade policy
The course grade will be determined as follows
- Oral exam at end of the course: 80%
- regular work on the assignments during the course: 20%
Class hours
Tuesdays, Thursdays: 2pm-3:30pm. Thackeray 703.
Office hours
Tuesdays, Thursdays: 3:30pm-4:30pm. Thackeray Hall, Room 410
Further office hours available upon request by email: armin@pitt.edu