Re: Re: Maximize
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- Subject: [mg13020] Re: [mg12969] Re: Maximize
- From: "Jrgen Tischer" <jtischer at col2.telecom.com.co>
- Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 00:26:17 -0400
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Hi Colin, copy this line into the kernel init file and update your wish list (maybe with a smiley?). FindMaximum[f_,vars__,opts___Rule]:=3D FindMinimum[-f,vars,opts] {-1,1} J=FCrgen -----Original Message----- From: Colin Rose <colin at tri.org.au> To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net Subject: [mg13020] [mg12969] Re: Maximize >Cyril Fischer <fischerc at itam.cas.cz> wrote: > > > This works well for me: > > > FindMinimum[ -F[x,y],{x,x0}, {y,y0} ] > > >Indeed. On the other hand, one could avoid these mental contortions if a >FindMaximum function was added to the Mathematica kernel (probably a 2 >minute hack). > >One ponders why this has not been done. > >Cheerio > >Colin > >PS: Added to my wish list. > >