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Optimization Toolbox Functions

Alphabetical List By Category

Optimization Problem Setup

Choose a Solver

optimtool Select solver and optimization options, run problems

Set Options

optimoptions Create optimization options
optimset Create or edit optimization options structure
optimtool Select solver and optimization options, run problems

Nonlinear Optimization

Unconstrained Optimization

fminsearch Find minimum of unconstrained multivariable function using derivative-free method
fminunc Find minimum of unconstrained multivariable function

Constrained Optimization

fminbnd Find minimum of single-variable function on fixed interval
fmincon Find minimum of constrained nonlinear multivariable function
fseminf Find minimum of semi-infinitely constrained multivariable nonlinear function

Multiobjective Optimization

fgoalattain Solve multiobjective goal attainment problems
fminimax Solve minimax constraint problem

Linear Programming and Mixed-Integer Linear Programming

intlinprog Mixed-integer linear programming (MILP)
linprog Solve linear programming problems
mpsread Read MPS file for LP and MILP optimization data

Quadratic Programming

quadprog Quadratic programming

Least Squares

Linear Least Squares

lsqlin Solve constrained linear least-squares problems
lsqnonneg Solve nonnegative least-squares constraint problem
mldivide, \ Solve systems of linear equations Ax = B for x

Nonlinear Least Squares (Curve Fitting)

lsqcurvefit Solve nonlinear curve-fitting (data-fitting) problems in least-squares sense
lsqnonlin Solve nonlinear least-squares (nonlinear data-fitting) problems

Systems of Nonlinear Equations

fsolve Solve system of nonlinear equations
fzero Root of nonlinear function
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