Errata for _Discovering Mathematics with Magma_ Last updated 2007-06-04 Negative line numbers indicate the corresponding line from the bottom of the page. e.g., line -3 would be the third last line on the page. Page 17, line -1: phi^-1(12) should be phi^-1(1012) Page 37, line -1: x^2 - 10 should be t^2 - 10 Page 41, line 4: x^2 - 10 should be t^2 - 10 Page 53, line -16: replace with these two lines: > _ := PolynomialRing(Rationals()); > K := NumberField(t^2 - 10) Page 86, lines 8-13: replace with these lines: > PrintToPrecision(theta[1], 1); O(3^5) - (3 + O(3^5))*$.1 + (3^2*10 + O(3^5))*$.2 > PrintToPrecision(theta[2], 1); O(3^5) - (3*29 + O(3^5))*$.1 - (3*32 + O(3^5))*$.2 > PrintToPrecision(theta[3], 1); O(3^5) - (3^2*5 + O(3^5))*$.1 - (3^4 + O(3^5))*$.2 Page 90, line 1: X^9 should be X^11 line 13: X^9 should be X^15 Page 101, line 1: underly should be underlie Page 112, lines -9 to -7: omit these lines (output that was not asked for) Page 113, line -3: Z/32 + Z/32 should be Z/6 + Z/6 Page 152, line 23: 9 should be 14 Page 166, line -12: insert a comma between e_{-\alpha} and e_{\alpha} Page 171, line 14: d4Be11s should be d4es11 [ The next few are extra semicolons when functions are being defined. They are unnecessary but not harmful. ] Page 189, line 10: omit the semicolon at the end of the line Page 190, line 7: omit the semicolon at the end of the line Page 196, line 4: omit the semicolon at the end of the line line -18: omit the semicolon at the end of the line Page 200, line 5: omit the semicolon at the end of the line Page 202, line 15: omit the semicolon at the end of the line Page 207, line -13: omit the semicolon at the end of the line Page 214, line -17: The value 21 should be inserted at the start of the sequence line -14: 19 should be 20 Page 217, line 10: The value 70 should be inserted at the start of the sequence Page 218, line 16 should be replaced by the following two lines: > F1 := FreeAlgebra(gf, 2); > p := 3; Page 273, lines -9 and -7: Magma prompts are missing at the start of each Page 316, line 17: Let u be should be Let e be line -14: insert , u in X, before and taken Page 317, line 12: D should be in a calligraphic font line 14: In the plane should be In R^2 \ D (and that D should be calligraphic) line 15: omit of R^2 \ D line 16: of the plane; should be of the drawing; Page 321, line -1: 5 should be 5 > Page 325, line 1: k-Flows should be k-flows Page 326, line 11: G* should be G**