| Re: Book Editors Needed. Apply Within [message #74307 is a reply to message #74167] |
Thu, 06 January 2011 09:09  |
Anne Martel
Messages: 10
Registered: May 1995
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Hi David,
I am an old IDL user (since version 4) and have always found your books
to be extremely useful. I would like to edit a whole chapter but time is
very tight at the moment and I have too many other commitments. However
I would love to go over the section on PCA for images - this is one of
my main research interests and the primary reason I use IDL (the matrix
notation sucks but memory management is sooo much better than matlab's).
If a partial commitment doesn't work for you then please just correct 1
error - it is PrinciPAL components analysis, not principle components
analysis!
All the Best,
Anne
On 1/4/2011 5:40 PM, David Fanning wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I am making progress on my new book. A draft is finished.
> All the chapters have been spell-checked. And I have
> had a quick read through the entire book, fixing things
> as I went. Now the real fun begins: chasing errors!
>
> If you have downloaded one of the book chapters from
> my web page, you have been invited to participate
> in the Feedback Frenzy, wherein people get to read
> a chapter and unload (metaphorically, of course)
> on what an idiot the author is. More points are
> scored with wit than invective, but I'm willing to
> take any kind of feedback to make this book better. :-)
>
> If you would like to participate, I am happy to
> have you. You can find a table of contents for the
> book here:
>
> http://www.dfanning.com/misc/guide_toc.pdf
>
> Contact me and let me know which chapter you would
> like to review. I'll send it to you, when you return
> it with comments, you can select another, etc. There
> are 11 chapters in the book.
>
> My goal would be to have 8-10 people look at each
> chapter, so the chapter you prefer may not be available.
> I'll do my best to see you get what you want, but the
> earlier you respond, the better your chances are.
>
> Here are the things I am looking for:
>
> 1. Typos (lots of these, I am sure)
> 2. Code that doesn't work as described in the book. (You will
> need to download the very latest Coyote Library release
> to check the book's code. You can find it at
> http://www.dfanning.com/programs/coyoteprograms.zip.)
> 3. Badly explained or poorly written explanations, or
> anything that in your opinion I have just gotten wrong.
> 4. Figures that are missing, strange, or have other problems.
> 5. Any unresolved cross-reference, or a cross-reference to something
> that doesn't seem to exist.
> 6. Evidence of bad jokes, ill-temper, or dubious cultural
> sensitivity.
> 7. Anything you think I have missed that should have gone into a
> chapter.
>
> What I am NOT looking for:
>
> 1. Effusive praise. Please be as critical as possible. You will not
> hurt my feelings in any way.
> 2. Bad page breaks. These are always resolved right before the
> book goes to print.
>
> Thank you very much for your help. This kind of book cannot be,
> and would not be, written without the unbelievable support of
> the IDL community. I greatly appreciate it.
>
> Cheers,
>
> David (first_name AT coyote's place of residence)
>
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Anne L Martel, PhD
Associate Professor,
Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto
Scientist, Imaging Research, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Tel 416.480.5702
Fax 416.480.5714
E-mail: anne.martel@sri.utoronto.ca
Web: http://medbio.utoronto.ca/faculty/martel.html
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