An Automatic Method for Finding the Greatest or Least Value of a Function

Open Access

1 January 1960

journal article
research article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Computer Journal

Vol. 3 (3) , 175-184
https://doi.org/10.1093/comjnl/3.3.175

Abstract

The greatest or least value of a function of several variables is to be found when the variables are restricted to a given region. A method is developed for dealing with this problem and is compared with possible alternatives. The method can be used on a digital computer, and is incorporated in a program for Mercury.

Keywords

AUTOMATIC METHOD
MERCURY
METHOD FOR FINDING
FINDING THE GREATEST
DIGITAL COMPUTER
DEVELOPED FOR DEALING
FUNCTION THE GREATEST