5. Optimization

This chapter was last revised on November 24, 2025: see Finding the Minimum of a Function of One Variable Without Using Derivatives.

References:

• [Sullivan, 2021] Section 3.4, Optimization.

• [Sauer, 2022] Chapter 13, Optimization.

• [Chenney and Kincaid, 2013] Chapter 13, Minimization of Functions.

• [Kincaid and Chenney, 1990] Chapter 11, Optimization.

• [Dahlquist and Björck, 2009] Section 11.3, Unconstrained Optimization.