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Page 59
Change ln(x) to loge(x) and lg(x) to log10(x)
Page 62
Change −7 + 4 − 4 = 1 to −7 + 4 + 4 = 1.
Page 69
Change "the pow and root functions must be used" to "the pow and sqrt functions must be used"
Page 76
In Exercise 2.18, change “if |x| > 0” to “if x > 0” and “if |x| < 0” to “if x < 0”.
Page 78
Below the line #include <iostream>, add a line #include <cmath>
Page 125
In Common Error 4.2, add absolute value | | around x - y in the second equation.
Page 164
Add a line
#include <cmath>
at the top of approx.cpp
Page 202
Change
jul = jul + 1 + jalpha - 0.25 * jalpha;
to
jul = jul + 1 + jalpha - (int)(0.25 * jalpha);
Page 229
Change
void Employee::set_salary(double new_salary) const
to
void Employee::set_salary(double new_salary)
Page 242
Change
void remove_message(int i) const;
to
void remove_message(int i);
Page 266 Common Error 7.3
Change "To make the semicolon really stand out, place it on a line by itself, as in the first example." to "You can avoid this error by using an empty block { } instead of an empty statement." (The old advice was correct, but the replacement is an improvement. Thanks to Michael Beeson for pointing this out.)
Page 324
Change "There is no C++ standard library function to compute the arc sine. For" to "The standard library function asin computes the arc sine. However, for".
Page 429 Exercise R11.7
Change B::B() to B::B() { }
Page 608
Change

double x = 2.5 * a; // Should convert fraction to double

to

double x = c.toDouble(); // implicit operator double() can cause overload ambiguities

Page 609
Change line 58 to double toDouble() const;
Page 613
Change line 159 to double Fraction::toDouble() const
Page 644
In Exercise P17.7, change "addition, subtraction, comparison" to "addition, subtraction, multiplication".
Page 645
In Exercise P17.13, change price to prices (2x).
Page 828
Change "Has performed only 29 assignments" to "Has performed only 27 assignments". In Table 2, change the entries in row 4 column 4 from 3 to 2, and in row 5 column 4 from 2 to 1. That is, column 4 should be changed from 1 3 4 1 5 1 1 1 9 1 1 1 to 1 2 3 1 5 1 1 1 9 1 1 1
Page 863
In Exercise P23.2, change "the same analysis for 25 operations" to "the same analysis for 12 operations"
Page 974
In Exercise P26.6, remove the sentence "Set the buffer in the constructor, using the rdbuf(streambuf*) function."
Page 974
In Exercise P26.10, change "Common Error 26.1 outlines a sorter..." to "Common Error 26.2 outlines a sorter..."
Page 979 and all sample programs in Ch. 26
With newer versions of wxWidgets, the frame should never be initialized in the constructor. It should always be initialized in OnInit: 
bool BasicApp::OnInit()
{
   frame = new wxFrame(NULL, -1, "My First GUI Program");
   frame->Show(true);
   return true;
}
Page 1082
In the entry for Infinity, change "mantissa = 0" to "mantissa = ±0". In the entry for NaN, change "mantissa ≠ 10...0" to "mantissa ≠ ±0"

Thanks to Love Angel, David Ardia, Mehmet Canayaz, David L. Clark, Jason James, John Christopher Jones, Veit Hailperin, Michael Jepson, Bill Stockwell, Jørgen Villadsen, and (your name might go here) for their help!

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