Module MA5034-KP04, MA5034
Calculus of Variations and Partial Differential Equations (VariPDE)
Duration
1 Semester
Turnus of offer
every second summer semester
Credit points
4
Course of studies, specific fields and terms:
- Master MES 2020, optional subject, mathematics / natural sciences
- Master Medical Informatics 2019, optional subject, medical image processing
- Master MES 2014, optional subject, mathematics / natural sciences
- Bachelor CLS 2010, optional subject, mathematics
- Master Medical Informatics 2014, optional subject, medical image processing
- Master MES 2011, optional subject, mathematics
- Master Computer Science 2012, optional subject, advanced curriculum numerical image processing
- Master MES 2011, advanced curriculum, imaging systems, signal and image processing
- Master CLS 2010, optional subject, mathematics
Classes and lectures:
- Calculus of Variations and Partial Differential Equations (exercise, 1 SWS)
- Calculus of Variations and Partial Differential Equations (lecture, 2 SWS)
Workload:
- 10 hours exam preparation
- 45 hours in-classroom work
- 65 hours private studies and exercises
Contents of teaching:
- Motivation and application examples
- Functional-analytic foundations
- Direct methods in the calculus of variations
- The dual space, weak convergence, Sobolev spaces
- Optimality conditions
- Classification of partial differential equations and typical PDEs
- Fundamental solutions, maximum principle
- Finite elements for elliptical partial differential equations
Qualification-goals/Competencies:
- Students understand variational modeling.
- They are able to formulate basic physical problems in a variational setting.
- They understand the connections between variational methods and partial differential equations.
- They can derive optimality conditions for energy functionals.
- They understand the mathematical theory behind selected variational problems.
- They can implement selected fundamental variational problems.
- They can formulate selected practical problems in the variational setting.
- Interdisciplinary qualifications:
- Students have advanced skills in modeling.
- They can translate theoretical concepts into practical solutions.
- They are experienced in implementation.
- They can think abstractly about practical problems.
Grading through:
- Written or oral exam as announced by the examiner
Responsible for this module:
Literature:
- Vogel : Computational Methods for Inverse Methods SIAM
- Aubert, Kornprobst : Mathematical Problems in Image Processing: Partial Differential Equations and the Calculus of Variations Springer
- Scherzer, Grasmair, Grossauer, Haltmeier, Lenzen : Variational Methods in Imaging Springer
Language:
- German and English skills required
Notes:
Prerequisites for attending the module:- None (Familiarity with the topics of the required modules is assumed, but the modules are not a formal prerequisite for attending the course).
Prerequisites for the exam:
- Preliminary examinations can be determined at the beginning of the semester. If preliminary work has been defined, it must have been completed and positively assessed before the first examination.
Examination:
- MA5034-L1: Calculus of Variations and Partial Differential Equations, written examination (90min) or oral examination (30min) as decided by examiner, 100% of final mark
Last Updated:
14.12.2021