Second Edition, 2005
Publisher: Elsevier
CORRECTIONS TO THE FIRST PRINTING
OF THE BOOK.
If they are correct in your copy then they were corrected by the time yours was printed.
Typos found 2006:
Typos found 2007:
Typos found 2008:
Every error or typo that I know about is either corrected or in the list above. If you see something that you think needs to be noted or changed, please contact ellen@stoner.org This is also true of the lectures in the links below. I am correcting typos in the lessons as I find them or people let me know about them, so if there is an error please tell me about it.
If they are correct in your copy then they were corrected by the time yours was printed.
| Page 12 |
Under SCIENTIFIC NOTATION: I have switched the movement of the decimal point to the left and the right. The 10 x ^6 should say "Move the decimal point . . . to the right" and the 10x^-6 should say "Move the decimal point . . . to the left". |
| Page 86 |
Calculator box,
TYPE B calculator, has one too many (
keys. The third and fourth keys, where there are two open
parenthesis
together, should have one removed. |
| Page 119 |
middle of page, in
the column under "OS" 3.6^ BU should be 3.6^ BD 4.0^ BU should be 4.0^ BD |
| Page 131 |
This diagram was
supposed to be the B&W version of
the chart on the inside back cover. Without it the last
sentence makes
no sense. |
| Page 215 |
ANSI standards for 2005 are now official. |
Typos found 2006:
| Page 14 |
Example 1-40: 3rd
and 4th lines are = 0.974217 x 10 (to the 1st power) = 9.742 |
| Page 34 | Example 2-26 = 3.09 + 26.32 + 1.31 = 30.72 = 31 mm |
| Page 37 |
Example 2-28 answer
is =58.76
= 59 |
| Page 55 |
Example 3-11, 3.
second line: The sphere power of -1.50 and the axis
of 45 . . . Example 3-11, 4. second line: from the axis of the prescription: -1.50 + (+1.00) = - 0.50. |
| Page 58 |
Example 3-15,
3. Cylinder amount: -0.25
- (+0.50) = -0.75 Example 3-16, 3. Cylinder amount: 0 - (+1.75) = -1.75 |
| Page 70 | Last paragraph: ".... which can be transposed to -2.00 +2.00 x180. The major ....." |
| Page 129 | Diagram should be
in third quadrant, not fourth. 1st line under diagram: "OS BD&I is in the third quadrant." Last line before Note: "The answer is 5.8 prism BD&I @ 31 or 5.8 prism @ 211 |
| Page 227 | Sagittal Depth formula, under the radical there should be a squared sign for [d/2] inside the parenthesis. |
| Page 217 |
inside the box at
the bottom of the page:
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| Page 220 | Box for Mounted PAL prism imbalance section Horizontal prism PRPs less than or equal to 1.0 mm from specified monocular interpupillary distance Reference for Mounted PAL prism is 5.2.1.2 |
| Page 220 | Box for Mounted SV and multifocal prism imbalance section Horizontal prism > +/- 3.37D should be > +/- 2.75D |
| Page 189 |
Example 7-2, bottom
of the page:
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| Page 190 |
Example 7-3, second line under diagram: = 1 _ 1 = -0.0667 - 0.025 = -0.0917 -15 40 |
Every error or typo that I know about is either corrected or in the list above. If you see something that you think needs to be noted or changed, please contact ellen@stoner.org This is also true of the lectures in the links below. I am correcting typos in the lessons as I find them or people let me know about them, so if there is an error please tell me about it.
Additional lecture material. All links below open a new browser page.
| Section
1 Math Review |
Page references are to edition 1.
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| Section 2 Theory of Light |
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Page references in
these lessons are to both editions: in parenthesis is ed 1, then ed 2. |
| Section 3 Lenses |
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Page references in
these lessons are to both editions: in parenthesis is ed 1, then ed 2. |
| Section 4 Prism -- basic |
Page references in
these lessons are to both editions: in parenthesis is ed 1, then ed 2. |
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| Section 4
Prism -- advanced
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Use these links for ed 2 of the Formulas textbook. There are worksheets in the lessons. |
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| Section 5
Surfacing and Finishing
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I have no lessons to post here. If you have some that you are willing for other school's students to use for reference material, please let me know. |
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| Section 6
Advanced Lens Formulas
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Some references are updated, some are not. |
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| Section 7 Image Formation |
Geometrical Optics: Ray Tracing.
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Some references are updated, some are not. |
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FAX toll-free: 1-888-306-9036
PLEASE report any errors that you find in the textbook or lessons to me. If the error you found is not listed here then I do not know about it.