10. Minimization or Maximization of Functions

10.0 Introduction         
10.1 Initially Bracketing a Minimum      . .
10.2 Golden Section Search in One Dimension    
10.3 Parabolic Interpolation and Brent’s Method in One Dimension .
10.4 One-Dimensional Search with First Derivatives   
10.5 Downhill Simplex Method in Multidimensions   
10.6 Line Methods in Multidimensions      .
10.7 Direction Set (Powell’s) Methods in Multidimensions  . .
10.8 Conjugate Gradient Methods in Multidimensions   . .
10.9 Quasi-Newton or Variable Metric Methods in Multidimensions
10.10 Linear Programming: The Simplex Method    . .
10.11 Linear Programming: Interior-Point Methods    .
10.12 Simulated Annealing Methods      
10.13 Dynamic Programming       

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