amzoti
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Re: What is the average number of errors per 100 pages of a math book?
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Dec 7, 2012 10:07 PM
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On Friday, December 7, 2012 5:06:16 PM UTC-8, Virgil wrote:
> In article <75178181-1ef9-4248-89a4-e874ae873264@googlegroups.com>,
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> amzoti <amzoti@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On Friday, December 7, 2012 10:47:11 AM UTC-8, Victor Porton wrote:
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> > > What is the average number of errors per 100 pages of a math book?
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> > > Victor Porton - http://www.mathematics21.org
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> > I agree with Arturo's comments.
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> > You can even verify his statements be taking several books, reviewing the
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> > errata pages for them and seeing the variability that can result.
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> > Choose different publishers and levels of books in your search.
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> > Also, it is worth noting that every effort should be made to get this number
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> > as low as possible because it is very frustrating to readers, but it is also
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> > expensive to correct after the fact.
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> > Regards -A
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> It is much less expensive now, since most new textbooks and references
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> are electronically computer files wheich can be editedon computers,
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> rather than having to correct physical typesettings.
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I mean if you have printed and distributed 1000 copies and it is full of errors.
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