SUBJECT:  Routines to maximize a function
AUTHORS:  Christopher Ferrall
          Department of Economics
          Queens University
          Kingston, Ontario
SUPPORT:  ferrallc@post.queensu.ca

INSTALLATION:
Use standard in1 installation instructions.

HELP:
From inside Stata, on-line help is available.  Type


   . help quasi
   . help amoeba

NOTE:
The files myols.ado, powell.ado, tobin.ado are used
in examples in the insert.