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optimisation
- From: "Nicholas Cunliffe" <nicholas dot cunliffe at student dot umist dot ac dot uk>
- To: gsl-discuss at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 15:52:04 -0000
- Subject: optimisation
- Reply-to: nicholas dot cunliffe at stud dot umist dot ac dot uk
Hi,
Just thought Id cast an opinion. Having multi variable optimization
routines which REQUIRE user supplied derivetives is just LAME.
How many real problems are there which are so simple that the
derivatives can be supplied? None of any scientific or engineering
interest.
Thanks
Nicholas