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+# rust-numerical-solvers
+A collection of numerical solvers in Rust. This library exists mainly as a coding exercise, but is useful nonetheless.
+
+## Contents of the library
+
+Several types of solvers and optimizers exist in this library:
+- Solvers
+    - Univariate
+        - Gradient-based methods
+        - Non gradient-based methods
+    - Multivariate
+        - Gradient-based methods
+- Optimizers
+    - Univariate
+        - Gradient-based methods
+        - Non gradient-based methods
+    - Multivariate
+        - Gradient-based methods
+        - Non gradient-based methods
+
+Some methods that require derivative/gradient information have a fully-numerical version, where derivatives are evaluated using finite-differences. Prefer providing analytical gradients to the methods.