On Wed, March 14, 2012 1:03 pm, William Tanksley, Jr wrote: > Edward Mokurai Cherlin <moku...@sugarlabs.org> wrote: >> I have just completed a draft of Ken's book Algebra: An Algorithmic >> Treatment, in J translation, as part of the Replacing Textbooks >> program at Sugar Labs. The last steps were writing new exercises in J, >> and using the J plot package+Inkscape to make most of the graphs in >> the text. (Copyediting still needed, further suggestions and QA >> welcome.) >> http://booki.treehouse.su/algebra-an-algorithmic-treatment/ > > I just wanted to say: I'm very happy to see these books getting > maintenance and updating. Iverson had a fascinating approach. > > I hope my new project will wind up giving me time to help with this. > > -Wm
You would be welcome to proofread the book, and to test the J expressions, definitions, and exercises. Ken's Arithmetic book is next, after I deal with some upcoming conferences and a software upgrade on our collaborative authoring site. -- Edward Mokurai (默雷/धर्ममेघशब्दगर्ज/دھرممیگھشبدگر ج) Cherlin Silent Thunder is my name, and Children are my nation. The Cosmos is my dwelling place, the Truth my destination. http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Replacing_Textbooks ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
