function [x_vals, f_vals, k] = steepest_descent(f, grad_f, x0, tol, max_iter, mode)
    % f:        Objective function
    % grad_f:   Gradient of the function
    % x0:       Initial point [x0, y0]
    % tol:      Tolerance for stopping criterion
    % max_iter: Maximum number of iterations
    
    % x_vals: Vector with the (x,y) values until minimum
    % f_vals: Vector with f(x,y) values until minimum
    % k:      Number of iterations
    
    if strcmp(mode, 'armijo') == 1
        gamma_f = @(f, grad_f, x0) gamma_armijo(f, grad_f, x0);
    elseif strcmp(mode, 'minimized') == 1
        gamma_f = @(f, grad_f, x0) gamma_minimized(f, grad_f, x0);
    else % mode == 'fixed'
        gamma_f = @(f, grad_f, x0) gamma_fixed(f, grad_f, x0);
    end
    
    % Storage for iterations, begin with the first point
    x_vals = x0;
    f_vals = f(x0(1), x0(2));
    
    for k = 1:max_iter
        grad = grad_f(x0(1), x0(2));
        
        % Check for convergence
        if norm(grad) < tol
            break;
        end
        dk = - grad;

        % Calculate gamma
        gk = gamma_f(f, grad_f, x0);
        
        x_next = x0 + gk * dk'; % Update step
        f_next = f(x_next(1), x_next(2));
        
        x0 = x_next; % Update point
        x_vals = [x_vals; x_next]; % Store values
        f_vals = [f_vals; f_next]; % Store function values
    end
end