How To Use Calculus of variations In A Sentence

• The brachistochrone curve that gives the minimum travel time is determined by using the calculus of variations to find the best compromise between the shortest path – i.e., a straight slope – and the path that gives the maximum initial acceleration, i.e., a vertical drop followed by a short bend followed by a horizontal path. Thermodynamics, Again - The Panda's Thumb
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• I also in this term wrote a MS. on the Calculus of Variations, and one on Wood's Algebra, 2nd and 4th parts. Autobiography
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• The brachistochrone problem was one of the earliest problems posed in the calculus of variations.
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• At the University of Berlin Joachimsthal taught courses on analytic geometry and calculus, giving more advanced courses on the theory of surfaces, the calculus of variations, statics and analytic mechanics.
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• The fundamental lemma of the calculus of variations is named after him.
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