Although SCI thoroughly reviews textbooks before and after printing,
sometimes errors are overlooked.
Any errors noted in the post-printing review are corrected in later printings
of the book.
The following errors have been noted in the second printing of the Eight Edition of
Introductory Physical Science:
Page |
Location |
Original Copy |
Should Read |
99 |
Fig. 5.7a caption |
(a) At 70yC |
(a) At 70 degrees C |
99 |
Fig. 5.7(b) caption |
(b) Filtered at 70yC |
(b) Filtered at 70 degrees
C |
On page 175: (Chapter 9)
In problem #1, choice "A" should read "0.20" rather than "0.2" in order to display
the correct number of significant figures.
On page 205: (Appendix)
In the third power-of-ten example, the answer is obviously wrong. The number 1 is 10 to the zero power, not 10 to the negative fifth power!