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Typo in Probability Theory (For Scientists and Engineers) #28

Open AraujoH opened 4 years ago

AraujoH commented 4 years ago

Hello, Michael

I was reading your case study on Probability Theory Concepts titled "Probability Theory (For Scientists and Engineers)" and I think I found a typo.

On the 4th paragraph of Section 2.1 Probability Distributions, you write: 

Moreover, any distribution of probability should _globally consistent_ over any 
disjoint decomposition of the total space.

I believe there is a missing "be" between "should" and "globally".

I know this is minor and won't affect the comprehension of your reader, yet, your work is so thorough and top-notch that I thought you'd like to know about it so you could make the correction should you judge it necessary.

P.S.: I'd also like to take this opportunity to thank you for your generosity. It's not every day that we find sterling work like yours available as free online tutorials. It's of prime quality and deeply insightful. Your clear written explanation aided by sharp visualizations helps all of us, non-Mathematicians, to have a firmer grip on vital concepts that sometimes are poorly covered at college-level courses.

betanalpha commented 4 years ago

Thanks! I’ll include this fix when I next update the case study.

On Jan 14, 2020, at 9:43 AM, Hugo de Araujo notifications@github.com wrote:

Hello, Michael

I was reading your case study on Probability Theory Concepts titled "Probability Theory (For Scientists and Engineers)" and I think I found a typo.

On the 4th paragraph of Section 2.1 Probability Distributions, you write:

Moreover, any distribution of probability should globally consistent over any disjoint decomposition of the total space. I believe there is a missing "be" between "should" and "globally".

I know this is minor and won't affect the comprehension of your reader, yet, your work is so thorough and top-notch that I thought you'd like to know about it so you could make the correction should you judge it necessary.

P.S.: I'd also like to take this opportunity to thank you for your generosity. It's not every day that we find sterling work like yours available as free online tutorials. It's of prime quality and deeply insightful. Your clear written explanation aided by sharp visualizations helps all of us, non-Mathematicians, to have a firmer grip on vital concepts that sometimes are poorly covered at college-level courses.

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japhir commented 2 years ago

Hi @betanalpha, I only just found out about your nice material! I was reading through and found some typo's as well. Would making a pull request still be appreciated? I see there are still some open ones and I don't want to bother you or do work that ends up being useless ;-). Work in-progress of the stuff I could find thus far in my clone.

betanalpha commented 2 years ago

Thanks! There are a long list of typos and edits pointed out by others already both privately and in a few other pull requests, but as I have more significant updates to the case study in mind I'm waiting to handle everything at once. You're welcome to submit a PR or even just comment on any typos you've found in this or any of the other pull requests for this case study and I'll be sure to incorporate them then.