An Introduction to Mathematical Thinking:
Algebra and Number Systems

Corrections to the 2005 edition

William J. Gilbert and Scott A. Vanstone

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Cover Image: Inversive Circles by William J. Gilbert
should be changed to
Cover Image: William J. Gilbert
[Newtons's method for a double root applied to the polynomial g(z) = z(z+0.01)(z^3-1) in the complex plane]
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-1 < x < 1. If x lies outside this range,
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a ≥ 0, b ≥ 0,
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83. 144 days and 720 days (assuming a 12-hour watch)
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15. f o g,    g o f
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17. g o h,    f o (g o h),    (f o g) o h
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