e04 - Minimizing or Maximizing a Function

Chapter Introduction
e04abc	nag_opt_one_var_no_deriv Minimizes a function of one variable, using function values only
e04bbc	nag_opt_one_var_deriv Minimizes a function of one variable, requires first derivatives
e04ccc	nag_opt_simplex Unconstrained minimization using simplex algorithm
e04dgc	nag_opt_conj_grad Unconstrained minimization using conjugate gradients
e04fcc	nag_opt_lsq_no_deriv Unconstrained nonlinear least squares (no derivatives required)
e04gbc	nag_opt_lsq_deriv Unconstrained nonlinear least squares (first derivatives required)
e04hcc	nag_opt_check_deriv Derivative checker for use with nag_opt_bounds_deriv (e04kbc)
e04hdc	nag_opt_check_2nd_deriv Checks 2nd derivatives of a user-defined function
e04jbc	nag_opt_bounds_no_deriv Bound constrained nonlinear minimization (no derivatives required)
e04kbc	nag_opt_bounds_deriv Bound constrained nonlinear minimization (first derivatives required)
e04lbc	nag_opt_bounds_2nd_deriv Solves bound constrained problems. 1st and 2nd derivatives are required.
e04mfc	nag_opt_lp Linear programming
e04myc	nag_opt_sparse_mps_free Free memory allocated by nag_opt_sparse_mps_read (e04mzc)
e04mzc	nag_opt_sparse_mps_read Read MPSX data for sparse LP or QP problem from a file
e04ncc	nag_opt_lin_lsq Solves linear least-squares and convex quadratic programming problems (non-sparse)
e04nfc	nag_opt_qp Quadratic programming
e04nkc	nag_opt_sparse_convex_qp Solves sparse linear programming or convex quadratic programming problems
e04ucc	nag_opt_nlp Minimization with nonlinear constraints using a sequential QP method
e04ugc	nag_opt_nlp_sparse NLP problem (sparse)
e04unc	nag_opt_nlin_lsq Solves nonlinear least-squares problems using the sequential QP method
e04xac	nag_opt_estimate_deriv Computes an approximation to the gradient vector and/or the Hessian matrix for use with nag_opt_nlp (e04ucc) and other nonlinear optimization functions
e04xxc	nag_opt_init Initialisation function for option setting
e04xyc	nag_opt_read Read options from a textfile
e04xzc	nag_opt_free NAG memory freeing function for use with option setting
e04yac	nag_opt_lsq_check_deriv Least-squares derivative checker for use with nag_opt_lsq_deriv (e04gbc)
e04ycc	nag_opt_lsq_covariance Covariance matrix for nonlinear least-squares