Virgil
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Re: What is the average number of errors per 100 pages of a math book?
Posted:
Dec 8, 2012 12:21 AM
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In article <0f583d30-53d9-4fb2-b977-9bfb9e317a5d@googlegroups.com>,
amzoti <amzoti@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
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> > > as low as possible because it is very frustrating to readers, but it is
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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.
Then you print out a list of errata and distribute it, as far as
possible, to each person having a copy of the text.
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