Course Outcomes
Introduction to modeling with the Calculus of Variations, Optimal Control, and Uncertainty Quantification
Introduction to modeling with the Calculus of Variations, Optimal Control, and Uncertainty Quantification. Specific topics include: specific problems in the calculus of variations, Euler-Lagrange equations, natural boundary conditions, higher order derivatives, secondary conditions for maxima/minima, derivation of Pontraygin's maximum principle, modeling with optimal control applied to biological, physical and the health sciences, Bayesian approach to uncertainty quantification for simple models.
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