Partial Errata to Some of the Math in Amir Alexander's Duel at Dawn
Here are some minor errata for Amir Alexander's book
Duel at Dawn.
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p. 287, line 7 up:
"limit there" should be "limit y there"
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p. 287, line 6 up:
"if |x-y| < δ then |f(x)-f(x0)|<ε" should be
"if |x-x0| < δ , then |f(x)-y|<ε"
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p. 190, line 1 down:
"Δ x/ Δ y" should be "Δ y/ Δ x"
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p. 194, line 3 up:
"ω2=(-1+(-3)1/2)/2" should be
"ω2=(-1-(-3)1/2)/2"
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p. 203, line 10 up:
"products of" should be "sums of products of"
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p. 206, line 3:
"...predecessors G(k-1), until ..." should be
"...predecessors G(k-1), and the number of elements of G(k) divided by the number of elements
of G(k-1) are prime numbers, until ..."
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p. 221, line 6 up: "than at some" should be "then at some"
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