Re: Four-Velocity and four-acceleration question.

From: Randy Poe (poespam-trap_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 03/01/05 

Date: 1 Mar 2005 07:19:44 -0800

George Jones wrote:
> Dirk Van de moortel wrote:
> > "George Jones" <george_llew_jones@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:VaWdnb1ZmcjmxIPfRVn-rw@look.ca...
> >>This is definitely a math book - although it didn't start out life
as a
> >>"yellow and white", it now is one. Much more readable than some
> >>"yellow and whites", however.
> >
> >
> > I'm not sure what you mean here.
> > Does "yellow and white" refer to some sort of reference
> > and look-up book like the yellow and withe pages?
>
> :-) No, not a phone book.
>
> Eric had the same question.
>
> Springer-Verlag publishes many series of math books that are yellow.
> Some of these books often develop reputations. The "yellow and
whites"
> comprise the series Graduate Texts in Mathematics, and are sometimees
> particularly scary.

I think "Springer-Verlag" is German for "more money than
you ever imagined spending for a slim textbook", though
occasionally you will see sales.

            - Randy

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