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Continued from the back cover: "The introduction of optimal control begins by considering the problem of minimizing a function of many variables. It moves from there, via an exposition of the calculus of variations, to the main subject which is the optimal control of systems governed by ordinary differential equations. This approach enables the student to see the essential unity of these three important areas of mathematics, and also to allow optimal control and the Pontryagin Maximum Principle to be placed in a proper context.
"Each chapter has a section of exercises and many worked examples; complete solutions and hints are provided, making the book ideal for individual study as well as for class exercises."
Chapters
Introduction
Optimization in Rn
The calculus of variations
Optimal control I: Theory
Optimal control II: Applications
Proof of the maximum principle of Pontryagin
The text ends with "Appendix: Answers and hints for the exercises," "Bibliography," and "Index."
