Classical Numerical Methods in Scientific Computing

🧭 Overview

🧠 One-sentence thesis

A missing author was inadvertently omitted during the transition of "Classical Numerical Methods in Scientific Computing" from traditional copyright to open access, and has now been restored to all relevant locations.

📌 Key points (3–5)

• What the error was: one author (Hans Kraaijevanger) was not displayed in the author field, biographies, and PDF.
• When it happened: the error was introduced during the 2022 transition from Delft Academic Press (2019 print) to TU Delft OPEN Publishing (open access).
• What was NOT affected: the actual content/body of the book remained accurate and unchanged.
• Common confusion: this was a metadata/attribution error, not a content error—readers using the book's technical material were not misled about the science itself.
• Resolution: the missing author has been added to the landing page, cover, title page, and Preface (2023) of the PDF.

📚 Background and context

📚 Publication history

• The textbook was originally published in print by Delft Academic Press in 2019.
• In 2022, TU Delft OPEN Publishing acquired it to republish as open access.
• The authorship error occurred during this transition from classical copyright to open access licensing.

🔍 Scope of the error

The error affected: the author field, author biographies, and the PDF.

• One author was not displayed in these locations.
• The content of the book itself—the technical material inside the PDF—remained accurate and unchanged.
• Don't confuse: this was not a scientific or technical mistake in the methods described; it was an administrative/metadata omission.

🛠️ Corrections made

✏️ What was corrected

The missing author (Hans Kraaijevanger) was added to:

• The landing page (the online catalog page at textbooks.open.tudelft.nl).
• The cover of the book.
• The title page inside the PDF.
• The Preface (2023) section of the PDF.

📌 Request-driven action

• The correction was made "by request," indicating that the error was identified and reported by someone (likely an author, reader, or institution).
• The publisher issued this corrigendum to formally acknowledge and document the fix.

📢 Publisher statement

📢 Apology and transparency

• The publisher apologizes for any confusion caused by the discrepancy.
• The corrigendum provides a DOI (https://doi.org/10.59490/t.2023.007) for formal citation and tracking.
• Note to readers: corrections have been made to ensure accuracy going forward; the current version on the landing page and in the PDF now reflects the complete author list.

🧭 Overview

🧠 One-sentence thesis

This corrigendum corrects an authorship error introduced during the transition of "Classical Numerical Methods in Scientific Computing" from classical copyright to open access, where one author was omitted from the publication metadata and materials.

📌 Key points (3–5)

• What was wrong: one author (Hans Kraaijevanger) was not displayed in the author field, biographies, and PDF.
• What remained correct: the book's actual content (the substantive material in the PDF) was accurate and unchanged.
• When the error occurred: during the 2022 transition from Delft Academic Press (2019 print) to TU Delft OPEN Publishing (open access).
• What was fixed: the missing author was added to the landing page, cover, title page, and Preface (2023) of the PDF.

📝 Nature of the error

🔍 What the error affected

The error was limited to metadata and front matter, not the book's substantive content:

• Author field on the publication landing page
• Author biographies section
• PDF front matter (cover, title page, Preface)

The content of the book itself, as found in the PDF version, remains accurate and unchanged.

❌ What the error did NOT affect

• The actual chapters, explanations, methods, and scientific content were unaffected.
• Readers who used the book for learning numerical methods encountered no errors in the material itself.

Don't confuse: this was not a correction to the book's technical content or methodology; it was purely an authorship attribution issue.

🔄 How the error happened

📚 Publication history

The book went through two phases:

Phase	Publisher	Year	Format
Original	Delft Academic Press	2019	Print (classical copyright)
Transition	TU Delft OPEN Publishing	2022	Open access

⚠️ When the error was introduced

• The authorship error occurred during the transition from classical copyright to open access in 2022.
• The excerpt does not specify the exact mechanism, only that the error was "introduced" during this process.
• Example scenario: during format conversion or metadata migration, one author's information was accidentally omitted from the new system.

✅ Corrective actions

🛠️ What was corrected

By request, the missing author Hans Kraaijevanger was added to:

1. Landing page (the online catalog entry)
2. Cover of the PDF
3. Title page inside the PDF
4. Preface (2023) section

📢 Reader notification

• An apology was issued for any confusion caused by the discrepancy.
• Corrections were made to ensure accuracy going forward.
• The DOI for this corrigendum is https://doi.org/10.59490/t.2023.007, providing a permanent record of the correction.

🧭 Overview

🧠 One-sentence thesis

This corrigendum corrects an authorship error introduced during the transition of a textbook from classical copyright to open access, where one author was omitted from the publication metadata and materials.

📌 Key points (3–5)

• What was wrong: one author (Hans Kraaijevanger) was not displayed in the author field, biographies, and PDF.
• When the error occurred: during the 2022 transition from classical copyright to open access publishing.
• What was corrected: the missing author was added to the landing page, cover, title page, and Preface (2023) of the PDF.
• What remained unchanged: the content of the book itself in the PDF version is accurate and was not affected.
• Common confusion: the error was in metadata and front matter only, not in the substantive content of the textbook.

📚 Background and error origin

📚 Publication history

• The textbook "Classical Numerical Methods in Scientific Computing" was first published in print by Delft Academic Press in 2019.
• TU Delft OPEN Publishing acquired it in 2022 to publish it as open access.
• The book is available at https://textbooks.open.tudelft.nl/textbooks/catalog/book/67.

⚠️ How the error was introduced

• The authorship error occurred during the transition from classical copyright to open access.
• One author was inadvertently omitted from the author field, author biographies, and the PDF materials.
• The error was not present in the original 2019 print publication.

🔧 Corrections made

🔧 What was fixed

By request, the missing author Hans Kraaijevanger was added to:

• The landing page author field
• The cover
• The title page
• The Preface (2023) of the PDF

✅ What was not affected

The content of the book itself, as found in the PDF version, remains accurate and unchanged.

• The substantive chapters, explanations, methods, and scientific content were never incorrect.
• Only the authorship attribution in metadata and front matter needed correction.
• Don't confuse: this was not a content error requiring revision of the textbook's teaching material.

📢 Note to readers

📢 Apology and resolution

• The publisher apologizes for any confusion caused by the discrepancy.
• Corrections have been made to the landing page title and PDF to ensure accuracy.
• The DOI for this corrigendum is https://doi.org/10.59490/t.2023.007.

🧭 Overview

🧠 One-sentence thesis

This corrigendum corrects an authorship error introduced during the transition of a textbook to open access, restoring the missing author to all publication materials.

📌 Key points (3–5)

• What was wrong: One author (Hans Kraaijevanger) was not displayed in the author field, biographies, and PDF.
• When the error occurred: During the 2022 transition from classical copyright to open access publishing.
• What was corrected: The missing author was added to the landing page, cover, title page, and Preface (2023) of the PDF.
• What remained unchanged: The actual content of the book itself was accurate and unaffected.
• Common confusion: The error was only in metadata and front matter, not in the substantive content of the textbook.

📚 Publication history and error origin

📚 Original publication and transition

• The textbook "Classical Numerical Methods in Scientific Computing" was first published in print by Delft Academic Press in 2019.
• TU Delft OPEN Publishing acquired it in 2022 to publish it as open access.
• The authorship error was introduced specifically during this transition process, not in the original publication.

⚠️ Nature of the error

The error affected the author field, author biographies, and the PDF—specifically, one author was not displayed.

• The missing author was Hans Kraaijevanger.
• This was a metadata and attribution error, not a content error.
• Don't confuse: the book's substantive content (methods, explanations, examples) remained accurate throughout.

🔧 Corrections implemented

🔧 Scope of corrections

The missing author was added to multiple locations:

Location	Action taken
Landing page	Author added to title display
Cover	Author name added
Title page	Author name added
Preface (2023)	Author acknowledgment added
PDF	All above changes reflected

✅ What was NOT changed

• The content of the book itself remains unchanged.
• The mathematical methods, explanations, and technical material were already accurate.
• Only front matter and metadata were corrected.

📢 Reader notice

📢 Apology and resolution

• The publisher apologizes for any confusion caused by the discrepancy.
• All corrections have been completed to ensure accuracy going forward.
• Readers can now access the corrected version with complete and accurate authorship information.