Re: Fwd: [BP] Free mathematics textbook, TeX source with GFDL license

Thanks for the info!


--- Erik Moeller <[email protected]> wrote:

> FYI
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Rob Beezer <beezer-ws/[email protected]>
> Date: Dec 28, 2006 2:19 AM
> Subject: [BP] Free mathematics textbook, TeX source
> with GFDL license
> To: [email protected]
> 
> 
> This is an announcement of Version 1.0 of
> 
> A First Course in Linear Algebra
> 
> a free textbook that has TeX source available under
> the terms of the GNU
> Free Documentation License (GFDL).  The book's
> website is at
> http://linear.ups.edu
> 
> This is a sophomore-level course typically for
> mathematics and science
> majors who have finished calculus and plan to take
> further advanced
> courses in mathematics.  However, calculus is not
> really a prerequisite.
>  The book is notable for a careful approach and
> extensive hyperlinks to
> previous definitions and theorems as new arguments
> are formulated.  It
> should be suitable for independent study.
> 
> I've published the book in a variety of formats:
> 
> *  Downloadable PDF's with varying page formats (8.5
> x 11, A4, etc),
> some meant for printing, some meant for on-screen
> reading
> 
> *  MathML/XML which will render very well in Firefox
> if you add the
> suggested fonts for mathematics
> 
> *  Print-on-demand through Lulu.com in paperback or
> with a coil binding
> (split into two volumes) at a cost of about $25 or
> $30
> 
> If you maintain an online list of such books, adding
> a link to
> http://linear.ups.edu  will help increase the book's
> visibility and
> hopefully lead to a community of contributors who
> will work with me to
> add new material and correct the inevitable mistakes
> and missteps.
> 
> Feedback and suggestions welcomed.
> 
> Rob
> 
> --
> Robert A. Beezer
> Professor
> Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
> University of Puget Sound
> 1500 N Warner
> Tacoma, WA  98416-1043
> 
> beezer-ws/[email protected]
> http://buzzard.ups.edu
> 
> Voice:  253.879.3564
> Fax: 253.879.3522
> 
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