Fix prose typos and grammatical errors across 26 .qmd files

Scan of all .qmd files under quarto/ found 43 genuine prose errors
in 26 files. Changes by category:

Duplicate words removed:
- alternatives/makie_plotting.qmd: 'can can' -> 'can'; 'the the' -> 'the'
- basics/vectors.qmd: 'the the' -> 'the'; 'which which' -> 'which'
- derivatives/condition.qmd: 'the the' -> 'the'
- derivatives/derivatives.qmd: 'At at' -> 'At'
- derivatives/lhospitals_rule.qmd: 'the the' -> 'the'
- derivatives/mean_value_theorem.qmd: 'the the' -> 'the'
- derivatives/more_zeros.qmd: 'the the' -> 'the'
- differentiable_vector_calculus/matrix_calculus_notes.qmd: 3 instances
- differentiable_vector_calculus/plots_plotting.qmd: 'The the' -> 'The'
- differentiable_vector_calculus/vector_fields.qmd: 'the the'; 'a a' -> 'a'
- differentiable_vector_calculus/vector_valued_functions.qmd: 'the the'
- differentiable_vector_calculus/vectors.qmd: 'the the'
- integral_vector_calculus/div_grad_curl.qmd: 'the the'
- integral_vector_calculus/double_triple_integrals.qmd: 'The the'; 'over over'
- integral_vector_calculus/line_integrals.qmd: 'the the'
- integral_vector_calculus/review.qmd: 2x 'the the'
- integral_vector_calculus/stokes_theorem.qmd: 2x 'the the'
- integrals/improper_integrals.qmd: 'the the'
- integrals/substitution.qmd: 'that that' -> 'that'
- integrals/surface_area.qmd: 'the the'
- precalc/functions.qmd: 'that that width' -> 'that the width'

Article (a/an) corrections:
- basics/calculator.qmd: 'A overview' -> 'An overview'
- basics/vectors.qmd: 'A example' -> 'An example'; 'are a implemented' -> 'are implemented'
- derivatives/optimization.qmd: 'an trigonometry-free' -> 'a trigonometry-free'
- derivatives/taylor_series_polynomials.qmd: 'a error' -> 'an error'
- differentiable_vector_calculus/scalar_functions_applications.qmd: 'a optimization' -> 'an optimization'
- differentiable_vector_calculus/vectors.qmd: 'a another' -> 'another'; 'a an angle' -> 'an angle'
- integral_vector_calculus/double_triple_integrals.qmd: 'a azimuthal' -> 'an azimuthal'
- integral_vector_calculus/line_integrals.qmd: 'an current' -> 'a current'; 'an simply' -> 'a simply'; 'an rotational' -> 'a rotational'
- limits/intermediate_value_theorem.qmd: 'an local' -> 'a local'; 'an minimum' -> 'a minimum'

Other typos:
- basics/calculator.qmd: 'is is not' -> 'is not'; 'chicken is an unfamiliar' -> 'chicken in an unfamiliar'; 'but you the oven' -> 'but the oven'
- differentiable_vector_calculus/matrix_calculus_notes.qmd: 'symmteric' -> 'symmetric'
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Typo Fix Bot authored and jverzani committed 2026-06-03 14:40:54 -04:00
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@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ $$
&= 0 + f'(r)\delta + \epsilon
\end{align*}
$$
Rearranging gives $\lVert\delta/\epsilon\rVert \approx 1/\lVert f'(r)\rVert$. But the $|\delta|/|\epsilon|$ ratio is related to the the condition number:
Rearranging gives $\lVert\delta/\epsilon\rVert \approx 1/\lVert f'(r)\rVert$. But the $|\delta|/|\epsilon|$ ratio is related to the condition number:
> The absolute condition number is $\hat{\kappa}_r = |f'(r)|^{-1}$.
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###### Question
The rate of change of volume with respect to height is $3h$. The rate of change of height with respect to time is $2t$. At at $t=3$ the height is $h=14$ what is the rate of change of volume with respect to time when $t=3$?
The rate of change of volume with respect to height is $3h$. The rate of change of height with respect to time is $2t$. At $t=3$ the height is $h=14$ what is the rate of change of volume with respect to time when $t=3$?
```{julia}
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@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ $$
\lim_{x \rightarrow \infty} \frac{1 - \cos(x)}{1},
$$
as the function just oscillates. This shows that L'Hospital's rule does not apply when the limit of the the ratio of the derivatives does not exist.
as the function just oscillates. This shows that L'Hospital's rule does not apply when the limit of the ratio of the derivatives does not exist.
##### Example: the assumptions matter
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@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ This insight holds for other types of functions:
When the derivative exists, this says the tangent line is flat. (If it had a slope, then the the function would increase by moving left or right, as appropriate, a point we pursue later.)
When the derivative exists, this says the tangent line is flat. (If it had a slope, then the function would increase by moving left or right, as appropriate, a point we pursue later.)
For a continuous function $f(x)$, call a point $c$ in the domain of $f$ where either $f'(c)=0$ or the derivative does not exist a **critical** **point**.
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@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ $$
&= 0 + f'(r)\delta + \epsilon
\end{align*}
$$
Rearranging gives $\lVert\delta/\epsilon\rVert \approx 1/\lVert f'(r)\rVert$. But the $|\delta|/|\epsilon|$ ratio is related to the the condition number:
Rearranging gives $\lVert\delta/\epsilon\rVert \approx 1/\lVert f'(r)\rVert$. But the $|\delta|/|\epsilon|$ ratio is related to the condition number:
> The absolute condition number is $\hat{\kappa}_r = |f'(r)|^{-1}$.
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###### Question
The ladder problem has an trigonometry-free solution. We show one attributed to [Asma](http://www.mathematische-basteleien.de/ladder.htm).
The ladder problem has a trigonometry-free solution. We show one attributed to [Asma](http://www.mathematische-basteleien.de/ladder.htm).
```{julia}
@@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ answ = 1
radioq(choices, answ)
```
Assuming the above is right, find the smallest value $k$ guaranteeing a error no more than $10^{-16}$.
Assuming the above is right, find the smallest value $k$ guaranteeing an error no more than $10^{-16}$.
```{julia}