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From: Doug Schwarz <see@sig.for.address.edu>
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Subject: Re: Find Minimum
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In article <foqf9l$998$1@fred.mathworks.com>,
 "Roger Stafford" <ellieandrogerxyzzy@mindspring.com.invalid> wrote:

[snip]

>   With the current problem, it is trivially obvious that, if the OP sticks by 
>   his 
> guns and can tell absolutely nothing further about 'MyFun', then it is quite 
> impossible for him ever to find a minimum using matlab or any other 
> computing system that can be mathematically proven to be valid.  There are 
> infinitely many combinations of arguments to try.  But I hold that Scott is 
> probably correct in implying that, in effect, the OP does in fact know much 
> more than he is telling, and that it is entirely possible that, when all the 
> necessary information is finally provided, he has a problem that is capable 
> of 
> a practical solution - that is to say, one that he would be happy with.


Roger,

I think your comments are spot on -- and made very politely.  Well done!


>   By the way, Scott.  Watch out with those anecdotes about mathematicians 
> versus engineers!  Some of us mathematical types know of many delicious 
> put-down tales in the reverse direction that we can retaliate with. :-)

So let's hear one!  I'm an engineer, but I always enjoy a laugh, even at 
my own expense.

-- 
Doug Schwarz
dmschwarz&ieee,org
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