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Most of us are prone to making certain mistakes, or certain kinds of mistakes, over and over again. Some people always mix up the minus sign when they differentiate sinx and cosx. Others multiply when they should divide, as in ∫x 2 dx = 3x 3 + C. Personally, I tend to make mistakes in addition, such as in adding up students’ test scores: 88 + 72 + 81 + 83=314, 320 being the cut-off for a B.*
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Cipra, B.A. (1983). Some Common Errors. In: Misteaks. Birkhäuser, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6793-0_9
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