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Following is a list of Unconstrained Minimization Methods used to minimize two given functions.
Rosenbrock's "banana" function, initial point: (1, -1)
Sequential Simplex
Powell's Conjugate Gradient
Steepest Descent
Fletcher Reeves' Conjugate Gradient
Newton's Method
Quasi-Newton Method
Rosenbrock's "banana" function, initial point: (-1, 0.5)
Sequential Simplex
Powell's Conjugate Gradient
Steepest Descent
Fletcher Reeves' Conjugate Gradient
Newton's Method
Quasi-Newton Method
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Sequential Simplex
Powell's Conjugate Gradient
Steepest Descent
Fletcher Reeves' Conjugate Gradient
Newton's Method
Quasi-Newton Method
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