The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released. If the error was corrected in a later version or reprint the date of the correction will be displayed in the column titled "Date Corrected".
The following errata were submitted by our customers and approved as valid errors by the author or editor.
| Version |
Location |
Description |
Submitted By |
Date Submitted |
Date Corrected |
| Printed |
Page xvi
1st paragraph |
The word "youre" should be "you're"
Note from the Author or Editor:
Third line from top. |
Joshua Lande |
Oct 17, 2012 |
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| Printed, PDF |
Page 20
Last paragraph, first sentence. |
"Constructing a KDE requires to things:" "to" should be "two"
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shinwachi |
Nov 17, 2010 |
May 27, 2011 |
| PDF |
Page 70
8th line of text |
text says, "...command line like at the shell..."
"like" should be deleted?
Note from the Author or Editor:
Confirmed - strike "like" (p70, before first code insert) |
Phillip Wilmarth |
Feb 18, 2013 |
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| Printed |
Page 116
second line |
As is: "... they seem to be more talked about then used."
Should be: "... they seem to be more talked about than used."
Note from the Author or Editor:
2nd line from top - change "then" to "than"
Currently: "... more talked about then"
Should be: "... more talked about than" |
Yuliya Gorlina |
Nov 10, 2011 |
|
| Safari Books Online |
128
first gnuplot command |
Using the same dataset in the same format and Gnuplot 4.4, this command does not work for me:
plot "data" u 1 w l
I get the following error:
warning: Skipping data file with no valid points
x range is invalid
I solved this by just using the second column, but more explanation would be nice so that the reader can follow along.
Note from the Author or Editor:
My bad - the correct column to use is column 2 (not column 1).
The command should have been:
plot "data" u 2 w l |
Anonymous |
Mar 08, 2011 |
May 27, 2011 |
| Printed |
Page 130
First line of first block of code |
From what I can tell, the dollar signs weren't properly escaped. They are missing and the font switches to LaTeX "mathmode."
Note from the Author or Editor:
In the first line in the first code block on p130:
- the entire line should be set in fixed-width "code" font
- insert '$' before the digit '2' and before the second (!) digit '0' to read :
plot "data" u 0:($2 - 315 - 35*($0/350)**1.35) w l \ |
Yuliya Gorlina |
Nov 11, 2011 |
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| Printed |
Page 132
second to last line |
In the function f(x), it says sin(2*pi*$0/6). It should be x instead of $0. I.e., sin(2*pi*x/6)
Note from the Author or Editor:
Second line from bottom (first line in code block):
Currently: "... 0.75*sin(2*pi*$0/6) ..."
Should be: "... 0.75*sin(2*pi*x/6) ..."
|
Yuliya Gorlina |
Nov 18, 2011 |
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| Printed |
Page 133
second to last line |
In the function f(x), it says sin(2*pi*$0/6). It should be x instead of $0. I.e., sin(2*pi*x/6)
Note from the Author or Editor:
Second line from bottom (first line in last code block):
Currently: "... 0.75*sin(2*pi*$0/6) ..."
Should be: "... 0.75*sin(2*pi*x/6) ..."
|
Yuliya Gorlina |
Nov 11, 2011 |
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| Printed |
Page 134
third to last paragraph |
In the function f(x), it says sin(2*pi*$0/6). It should be x instead of $0. I.e., sin(2*pi*x/6)
Note from the Author or Editor:
Third line from bottom (first line in code block):
Currently: "... 0.75*sin(2*pi*$0/6) ..."
Should be: "... 0.75*sin(2*pi*x/6) ..."
|
Yuliya Gorlina |
Nov 18, 2011 |
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| Printed, PDF |
Page 159
First line |
Comment "a = [ 3.0, 6.0 ]" should be "b = [ 3.0, 6.0 ]".
|
Brad Ediger |
Nov 29, 2010 |
May 27, 2011 |
| Printed |
Page 165
First line |
Extra space in "well- tested".
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Philipp K. Janert
 |
Apr 03, 2011 |
May 27, 2011 |
| Printed |
Page 173
First sentence of 3rd paragraph |
The start of the sentence
Force has units of mass * length squared / time squared, ...
is incorrect. The length is not squared.
The correct sentence begins:
Force has units of mass * length / time squared, ...
Note from the Author or Editor:
My bad!
Force has units: mass*length/seconds**2. |
Bill Schneider |
Dec 04, 2010 |
May 27, 2011 |
| Printed |
Page 177
second to last paragraph, third to last line |
"... even it requires only one tenth..."
Should be "... even if it requires..."
Note from the Author or Editor:
Insert "if":
Currently: "... even it requires only one tenth..."
Should be "... even if it requires..." |
Yuliya Gorlina |
Nov 11, 2011 |
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| Printed |
Page 177
7th line down; last word "feet" should be "foot" |
"but one of these 53 FEET tractor-trailer long hauls)?"
"FEET" should be "FOOT"
NB: the capitalization is correct; I have used capital letters here for emphasis.
Note from the Author or Editor:
Confirmed, after checking with a professional editor. |
Daniel Eldridge |
Nov 28, 2011 |
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| Printed |
Page 188
First item in "Further Reading" |
The book "How to Model It: Problem Solving for the Computer Age" is available directly from the publisher (not "out of print").
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Philipp K. Janert
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Apr 03, 2011 |
May 27, 2011 |
| Printed |
Page 206
First line in second paragraph |
Instead of "... that could (or need be) estimated"
should be: "... that could (or need) be estimated"
=> move closing parentheses one word to the left!
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Philipp K. Janert
|
Apr 03, 2011 |
May 27, 2011 |
| Printed |
Page 257
6th full paragraph |
"To find the width of the distribution, we would like see how..." [missing "to"]
Note from the Author or Editor:
Insert "to" after "like" : "... we would like TO see how ..." |
Lane DeNicola |
Dec 30, 2011 |
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| PDF |
Page 284
3rd line from bottom of page |
The text says that the simulation runs for 1000 time units, however, the source code has 500 time units.
Note from the Author or Editor:
I think that's right - the text should agree with the code and the figure. |
Phillip Wilmarth |
Feb 23, 2013 |
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| Printed |
Page 312
formula in 1st paragraph |
The paragraph says that the radius is the average deviation, but in the formula for r, the sum is not divided by the number of points.
Also, if it's the average deviation, shouldn't we take square roots before summing? Or are we doing a root mean square?
Note from the Author or Editor:
The sum in the first formula should be divided by N.
This implies to changes:
1) a factor of 1/N (as proper fraction) should be placed to the left of the summation sign.
2) the letter "N" should be set ABOVE the summation sign (indicating the upper limit of the summation)
We should also define N as the number of points in the text, but that's a (slightly) bigger revision. |
Yuliya Gorlina |
Nov 13, 2011 |
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| Other Digital Version |
391
2nd paragraph |
On this page where subscription NPV problem is revisited, you state:
"This equation can be solved for p. The result is p = 30 percent!"
I did the calculation manually and via Wolfram Alpha, but the result is the same (and different from yours) - 44%.
It can be checked via
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=solve+%281%2B+1%2F%281%2B0.01*p%29%29*130+%3D+220+for+p
Or did I make some stupid mistake?
Note from the Author or Editor:
This report is correct. In the line under the equation on p391, the sentence should read:
"The result is p=44 percent!"
|
Stanislav Tsybyshev |
Aug 13, 2011 |
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| Printed |
Page 403
First item in "Further Reading" |
The book "Industrial Mathematics: Modeling in Industry, Science and Government" is now available as Dover edition under the title:
A Survey of Industrial Mathematics
Charles R. MacCluer
Dover Publications
2010
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Philipp K. Janert
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Apr 03, 2011 |
May 27, 2011 |
| Printed |
Page 413
Caption for figure 18.3 |
Extra "they" in the figure caption: "the data show the they employee type"
Note from the Author or Editor:
Strike "they" in Figure caption. |
Jonathan Martin |
Aug 12, 2012 |
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| Printed |
Page 492
8th paragraph (2nd last) |
Title of paragraph: Keep data files readily available
Missing character below where "may" should be "many":
Being able to run... turnaround typical of may data warehouse installations...
Note from the Author or Editor:
Confirmed. Thanks for pointing it out. |
Daniel St.Jacques |
Sep 16, 2011 |
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