Calculus of Variations and Geometric Measure Theory at Pisa
Preprints on various topics on the calculus of variations.

Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control
Calculus of variations and optimal control. Optimization.

Springer LINK: Calculus of Variations
Journal with table of contents and article abstracts back to 1995. Full text available to subscribers only.

Brachistochrone Construction
Here one can see a graph of the brachistochrone for the given endpoint. Java applet.

Brachistochrone Problem
Gives details on how to arrive at the general solutions. Includes definition of terms.

Minimal Surfaces and Isoperimetric Problems
Research group is devoted to variational problems related with the area operator, concerning the minimal surface theory and isoperimetric problems. Includes list of conferences and publications. University of Grenada, Spain.