Re: Are any books for v7 (&v6) new features planned?
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- Subject: [mg93893] Re: [mg93865] Are any books for v7 (&v6) new features planned?
- From: Murray Eisenberg <murray at math.umass.edu>
- Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:05:59 -0500 (EST)
- Organization: Mathematics & Statistics, Univ. of Mass./Amherst
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From http://www.mathematicaguidebooks.org/: "August 2008: Although Mathematica Version 6 has been released, updating the GuideBooks is taking longer than predicted. So, rather than having new versions in Summer 2008, the expected date is sometime in 2009." David Bakin wrote: > Are there any books planned that will describe the new features of v7 (and > v6) in a nice, organized, linear, printed, way? > > [I have checked the archives of mathgroup. This horse has been thoroughly > beaten in the past, for example when v6 came out. But it hasn't died yet. > So I'm raising my hand to continue the thrashing.] > > It would be REALLY nice to see a good, complete description of the very > large number of new features, plus new > functionality/options/attributes added to existing features, on nice large > high-resolution printed pages that I could read while flipping back and > forth to other pages, the index, etc. Something like the wonderful > Mathematica Book (though perhaps in more than one volume to reduce the > possiblity of injury anyone carrying the thing around). > > I would be happy to know that Dr. Trott's excellently readable and enjoyable > masterworks were being updated and expanded, if that is the case. > > [And just to forestall the inevitable comment that has appeared in the past > when kicking this equine around: Yes, certainly, only those who want the > book should pay for it, it shouldn't be subsidized by all Mathematica > licensees.] > > Thank you, > > David > -- Murray Eisenberg murray at math.umass.edu Mathematics & Statistics Dept. Lederle Graduate Research Tower phone 413 549-1020 (H) University of Massachusetts 413 545-2859 (W) 710 North Pleasant Street fax 413 545-1801 Amherst, MA 01003-9305
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- Are any books for v7 (&v6) new features planned?
- From: "David Bakin" <davidbak@gmail.com>
- Are any books for v7 (&v6) new features planned?