Download or read book An Elementary Course on Variational Problems in Calculus written by Naveen Kumar and published by Alpha Science Int'l Ltd.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The book covers topics in detail supported by figures and exercises and also lists some direct (approximate) methods to solve boundary value problems containing ordinary/partial differential equations by variational and residue methods, some of them being of immense importance in the treatment of finite element numerical methods. Variety of disciplines being used in the subject, are given in brief, in respective appendices."--BOOK JACKET.