Introduction to Scientific Computing
A Matrix-Vector Approach Using Matlab
2nd Edition
List of Errata
Page/Line | Details |
xi | url should be http://www.cs.cornell.edu/cv |
5, first script | stray \\ |
8, second to last script | y(k) = sin(2*pi*x(k)), add the 2*pi |
p. 38, line 1 | the "a" should be a "b" |
p. 42 | for k=1:nTerms in the script ExpTaylor |
46, after proof | Matlab seems to set eps = 2^(1-t). |
53, second to last line | "of" not "off" |
60, line 8 | case error: C1.long.d, not C1.Long.d |
61, 3rd line in spec for convert | .. is the value of f. |
62 | stray "is a " in spec for pretty |
63, PadeCoeff comments | The square brackets should be parens, i.e., R.num(1). |
p.69 | Color mnemonics for white, magenta, and black should be w, m, and k resp. |
p. 78 | In last scipt, superfluous V = zeros(n,n) |
p.171, bottom | c_{i-j+1} instead of c_{i-j} |
81, line 2 | case error, ...pVal requires... |
112 | In the spec for pwLAdapt, should be "delta and hmin" and "x and y are column n-vectors" |
120,line 1 | case error, ... pwLEval ... |
144, P4.1.2 | Compare the output for NCweights and MyNCweights |
169 2nd script | for j=1:i not for j=1:n |
171, last equation | Should have c_{i-j+1} and r_{j-i+1} |
p. 173, last displayed eqn | the (4,5) entry should be a -1. |
177 line -4 | Ax not Az |
210, line -5 | ... so we can vectorize as follows (assuming that x is a column vector): |
p. 233 | At the bottom, should be [L,U,P] = LU(A). |
246, P7.1.2 | stray \ symbols and "\car" is "^ " |
256 | The (n,n-1) and the (n-1,n) entries in the matrix in Theorem 7 are e_{n} not e_{n-1} |
274 | The function MakeScalar is missing from the list. |
336 | F(z) = z – h_n f(t_{n+1},z) – y_n |
344, line 8 | stray tt |
361 | cell, 59, not cell, 160 |
363 | cell 59, not cell 160. |