Bellman R. Introduction to the Mathematical Theory of Control Processes. Volume I: Linear Equations and Quadratic Criteria

Academic Press, 1967. — 263 p.
The extremely rapid growth of the theory, associated intimately with the continuing trend toward automation, makes it imperative that courses of this nature rest upon a broad basis. In this first volume, we wish to cover the fundamentals of the calculus of variations, dynamic programming, discrete control processes, use of the digital computer, and functional analysis.