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  • Front Cover; Variational Methods in Optimum Control Theory; Copyright Page; From the Preface to the Russian Edition; Contents; Chapter I. Fundamental Concepts of the Calculus of Variations; Chapter II. Generalizations of the Simplest Problem of Calculus of Variations; Chapter III. Applying the Euler Equation to the Solution of Engineering Problems; Chapter IV. Field Theory. Sufficient Conditions for an Extremum; Chapter V. Extremum Problem with Constraints; Chapter VI. Examples of the Application of Variational Methods; Appendix I: Historical Survey; Appendix II: Glossary; References.