#define	MAXFLOAT	3.40282347e+38F
#define	alloc(type,size)		((type*)malloc((size)*sizeof(type)))
typedef	enum status {success,failure,error} status;

void vectorcopy(int, double *, double *);
void scalarvector(int, double *, double, double *);
void vectoradd(int, double *, double *, double *);
status NelderMeadSimplexMethod(int, double (*f)(), double*, double, double*, int, double);
extern status MultiplierMethodSimplex(int, double (*f)(), int, double*(*)(), int, double*(*)(), double[], double, int, double);