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