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    An alternative scaling factor in quasi-newton methods for uncostrained optimization
    (Terengganu: Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 2011-07) Muhammad Fauzi Embong
    Quasi-Newton methods play a vital role in theoretical and computational mathematics. The first quasi-Newton algorithm was developed by Davidon in mid 1950s, and later demonstrated by Fletcher and Powell that the new algorithm was more reliable and faster than the existing methods.