squarebracketassociates/polymath-book

PolyMath - An Introduction to numerical computing with Pharo

polymath-book's Issues

Switch to sbabook template

Use the sbabook LaTex template provided by @cdlm . The modification will be available in the sbabook directory for the moment.

Gamma section 9.7 missing

Gamma section 9.7 is missing in the new version.

Switch to memoir

I'm trying to use the memoir class, as it provides ready-to-use support for the quotes under each chapter title. However, there are many bad uses of font commands that will need fixing…

Convert figures to PDF & includegraphics

\psfig is used all over the place and it seems to be a pretty old macro from before pdftex; I'll check if it's easy enough to automate converting the files and the inclusion code.

Comments from Werner Kassens

p v:Instead I wanted to illustrate how mapping between mathematical
concepts and computer objects.
->incomplete sentence: either "...how mapping...works" or better the final original "Instead I wanted to illustrate mapping between mathematical concepts and computer objects."
p v:Because the intent of the book is showing numerical methods to object-
oriented programmers the code presented in commented in depth.
->incomplete sentence,original: "Because the book's intent is to show numerical methods to object-
oriented programmers, the code presented here is commented in depth."
p vi:First the necessary equation are
introduced with short explanation.
->grammar, original:First the necessary equations are introduced with short explanations.
p vi: Finally, this book intending to be a practical one, ...
->grammar, original:"Finally, because this book is intended to be a practical one,"
p vi:As far as possible each algorithm is presented with such example of use.
->strange, original: As far as possible each algorithm is presented with examples of use.
p vi:Without their open-mindedness this book
would never made it to a publisher.
->"...would never had made it.."
p1: Of course a few new techniques are been invented
->...have been...
p2: In the recent years object-oriented programming — OOP for short — has been
welcomed for its ability to represent objects from the real world - employees,
bank accounts, etc. - inside a computer
->inconsistent use of"—","In the recent years object-oriented programming (OOP) has been
welcomed for its ability to represent objects from the real world (employees,
bank accounts, etc.) inside a computer"
p2:The UML user guides goes...
->...guide...
p2:..before the wide spread...
->...widespread...
p3:Better than an
argumentation, we show how to implement some numerical algorithms selected
among those which we think are most useful for the areas where object-oriented
software is used primarily:
->Providing more than an
argumentation, i show how to implement some numerical algorithms, selected
among those that, in my opinion, are most useful ...