goldmin.m

function [x,fx,ea,iter]=goldmin(f,xl,xu,es,maxit,varargin)
% goldmin: minimization golden section search
%   [x,fx,ea,iter]=goldmin(f,xl,xu,es,maxit,p1,p2,...):
%     uses golden section search to find the minimum of f
% input:
%   f = name of function
%   xl, xu = lower and upper guesses
%   es = desired relative error (default = 0.0001%)
%   maxit = maximum allowable iterations (default = 50)
%   p1,p2,... = additional parameters used by f
% output:
%   x = location of minimum
%   fx = minimum function value
%   ea = approximate relative error (%)
%   iter = number of iterations
if nargin<3,error('at least 3 input arguments required'),end
if nargin<4|isempty(es), es=0.0001;end
if nargin<5|isempty(maxit), maxit=50;end
phi=(1+sqrt(5))/2;
iter=0;
while(1)
  d = (phi-1)*(xu - xl);
  x1 = xl + d;
  x2 = xu - d;
  if f(x1,varargin{:}) < f(x2,varargin{:})
    xopt = x1;
    xl = x2;
  else
    xopt = x2;
    xu = x1;
  end
  iter=iter+1;
  if xopt~=0, ea = (2 - phi) * abs((xu - xl) / xopt) * 100;end
  if ea <= es | iter >= maxit,break,end
end
x=xopt;fx=f(xopt,varargin{:});