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Corrections of factual errors
Corrections of typographical or grammatical errors
Changes for clarification, where the original wording or art could be improved to support student understanding

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Key:	Fig. = Figure
	Ch. = Chapter
	par. 1, par. 2, etc. = paragraph 1, paragraph 2, etc. (an incomplete paragraph at the top of a page is counted as paragraph 1)
	ques. 1, ques. 2, etc. = question 1, question 2, etc.
	col. 1, col. 2, etc. = column 1, column 2, etc.
	ans. = answer

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Corrections of factual errors.

Page	Location	Original	Revision	Date Posted
14	par. 2, lines 14–15	"...like the ones you see and feel..."	"...like the ones you feel..."	12-Apr-2002
28	Fig. 1-20 art	Replace art.	New Figure 1-20 Art	17-Apr-2002
43	par. 2, last line	"...is less than 50 hertz."	"...is less than 500 hertz."	22-Feb-2001
86	Laboratory Investigation	Revise Laboratory Investigation.	Revised Page 662 Laboratory Investigation	17-Apr-2002
94	Fig. 4-2 art	Replace art.	New Figure 4-2 Art	17-Apr-2002
115	par. 2, line 4	"...closer than 25 centimeters..."	"...closer than 15 centimeters..."	22-Feb-2001

Corrections of typographical or grammatical errors.

Page	Location	Original	Revision	Date Posted
16	par. 1, lines 3–5	"...the X-axis might...the Y-axis (the..."	"...the x-axis might...the y-axis (the..."	17-Apr-2002
16	par. 2, line 9	"...below the X-axis..."	"...below the x-axis..."	22-Feb-2001
74	par. 4, line 6	"...in a manner much similar to..."	"...in a manner similar to..."	22-Feb-2001

Changes for clarification.

Page	Location	Original	Revision	Date Posted
30	Fig. 1-23 caption, lines 5–6	"...air and the wooden resonance box, which..."	"...air from the wooden resonance box on the left to the one on the right, which..."	15-Apr-2002
31	Connections, col. 2, par. 3, lines 3–5	"...into predicting and describing earthquakes and also to think about preventing them someday."	"...into describing earthquakes and to do a better job of predicting them."	15-Apr-2002
38	Fig. 2-1 caption, lines 7–9	"...be no sound. Why can't the astronaut...hear the engine?"	"...be no sound. Can the astronaut hear the lunar vehicle's motors? If so, how?"	17-Apr-2002
48	par. 1, lines 3–4	"...smaller amplitudes than those produced. When sound waves...."	"...smaller amplitudes than in a properly designed amphitheater. When sound waves...."	17-Apr-2002
55	par. 3, lines 3–4	"...to find oil and minerals within the interior of the Earth."	"...to help find oil and minerals."	15-Apr-2002
56	par. 6, line 6	" ...are deposited on the...."	" ...are transferred to the...."	17-Apr-2002
81	par. 5, lines 1–3	"Normally, you cannot see ultraviolet light. The inside...is coated with special substances..."	"The electrons in fluorescent lights cause the molecules to emit ultraviolet light. The inside...is coated with substances..."	15-Apr-2002
97	Fig. 4-6 art (left image)	Revise art.	Revised Figure 4-6 art	17-Apr-2002
98	Fig. 4-8 art	Revise art.	Revised Figure 4-8 art	17-Apr-2002