cmna (version 0.1.2)

goldsect: Golden Section Search

Description

Use golden section search to find local extrema

Usage

goldsectmin(f, a, b, tol = 0.001, m = 100)
goldsectmax(f, a, b, tol = 0.001, m = 100)

Arguments

f

function to integrate

a

the a bound of the search region

b

the b bound of the search region

tol

the error tolerance

m

the maximum number of iterations

Value

the x value of the minimum found

Details

The golden section search method functions by repeatedly dividing the interval between a and b and will return when the interval between them is less than tol, the error tolerance. However, this implementation also stop if after m iterations.

See Also

Other optimz: bisection, gradient, hillclimbing, newton, sa, secant

Examples

f <- function(x) { x^2 - 3 * x + 3 }
goldsectmin(f, 0, 5)