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FDL Math Textbooks?

Posted by Cliff on from the finding-a-better-textbook dept.

PyTHON71 asks: "I'm working through Schaum's Outlines of College Algebra. So far, in chapter 17 (conic sections), I've found 6 errors! Since I can spot them and correct them, I'm not worried about myself. But without math, you can't hack, and if young hackers are getting hung up on stupid math mistakes made by textbook authors... well, it's obviously a case for FDL textbooks. Are any textbooks being produced under the FDL?"

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  1. Re:Now you know how lay people feel around by sparcv9 · · Score: 2, Funny
    BTW WTF is FDL?
    IIRC, TWB the GNU Free Documentation License. Also, it's the first hit on a Google search for "FDL".

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  2. FDL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Is FDL the 'good' or the 'bad' cholesterol? I keep forgetting.

  3. Timely post by The+Clockwork+Troll · · Score: 3, Funny
    But without math, you can't hack, and if young hackers are getting hung up on stupid math mistakes made by textbook authors... well, it's obviously a case for FDL textbooks.
    So true - I can't count how many times I've been laid off because I couldn't remember how to write code to find the eccentricity of a hyperbola.
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