bisection_min, a MATLAB code which uses the bisection method to estimate a minimizer of a function f(x) assumed to be strictly unimodal ("U-shaped") over the interval [a,b].
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bisection_min is available in a C version and a C++ version and a Fortran90 version and a MATLAB version and an Octave version and a Python version.
glomin, a MATLAB code which finds a global minimum of a scalar function of a scalar argument, without the use of derivative information, by Richard Brent.
golden_section, a MATLAB code which uses the golden section method to estimate a minimizer of a function f(x), assuming f(x) is unimodal ("U-shaped") over [a,b].
local_min, a MATLAB code which finds a local minimum of a scalar function of a scalar variable, without the use of derivative information, by Richard Brent.
local_min_rc, a MATLAB code which finds a local minimum of a scalar function of a scalar variable, without the use of derivative information, using reverse communication (RC), by Richard Brent.
test_min, a MATLAB code which implements test problems for minimization of a scalar function of a scalar variable.