The book now says:
The first moment about an axis a is
µa =
( x - a ) ƒ(x) dx
, (10.1)
where µ is a moment with the subscript a denoting the axis. When a = 0, µ' is the mean. The second moment about the mean is
µ2
=
( x
- a )2 ƒ(x) dx .
(10.2)
This is
wrong.
The correct equation is:
µ2
=
( x - µ' )2 ƒ(x) dx
. (10.2)
On page 177, Equation 10.4 did not come out right. It should be: