Top "Minimization" questions

Minimization is a subclass of mathematical optimization where given a cost or objective function, the goal is to choose the best set of parameters that will minimize the value given by this function.

Knight's Shortest Path on Chessboard

I've been practicing for an upcoming programming competition and I have stumbled across a question that I am just completely …

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Python - Minimizing Chi-squared

I have been trying to fit a linear model to a set of stress/strain data by minimizing chi-squared. Unfortunately …

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How to find the nearest points to given coordinates with MATLAB?

I need to solve a minimization problem with Matlab and I'm wondering which is the easiest solution. All the potential …

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R optimization with equality and inequality constraints

I am trying to find the local minimum of a function, and the parameters have a fixed sum. For example, …

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How to find minimum of nonlinear, multivariate function using Newton's method (code not linear algebra)

I'm trying to do some parameter estimation and want to choose parameter estimates that minimize the square error in a …

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Two dimensional Optimization (minimization) in Python (using scipy.optimize)

I am trying to optimize (minimize) a two dimensional function E(n,k) defined as follows: error=lambda x,y,…

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Using scipy to minimize a function that also takes non variational parameters

I want to use the scipy.optimize module to minimize a function. Let's say my function is f(x,a): …

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Solving a bounded non-linear minimization with scipy in python

Trying to solve a simple non linear minimization problem with one variable. from scipy.optimize import minimize import math alpha = 0.05 …

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Minimizing a multivariable function with scipy. Derivative not known

I have a function which is actually a call to another program (some Fortran code). When I call this function (…

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