Description
In preparing this book, the author had especially in mind classes in the upper grades of gramm ar schools, though the work will be found equally w ell adapted to the needs of any classes of beginners.
The ideas w hich have guided in the treatment of the subject are the following: The study of algebra is a continuation of w hat the pupil has been doing for years, but it is expected that this new work will result in a know ledge of general truths about numbers, and an increased pow er of clear thinking.
All the differences betw een this w ork and that pursued in arithmetic may be traced to the introduction of tw o new elements, namely, negative numbers and the representation of numbers by letters.
The solution of problems is one of the most valuable portions of the work, in that it serves to develop the thought-pow er of the pupil at the same time that it broadens his know ledge of numbers and their relations. Pow ers are developed and habits formed only by persistent, long-continued practice.
Accordingly, in this book, it is taken for granted that the pupil knows what he may be reasonably expected to have learned from his study of arithmetic; abundant practice is given in the representation of numbers by letters, and great care is taken to make clear the meaning of the minus sign as applied to a single number, together with the modes of operating upon negative numbers; problems are given in every exercise in the book; and, instead of m aking a statement of what the child is to see in the illustrative example, questions are asked which shall lead him to find for himself that w hich he is to learn from the example.
BOSTON , MASS., December, 1893.
Details
Publisher - E-Kitap Projesi & Cheapest Books
Author(s) - Wallace C. Boyden
Paperback
Published Date - February 03 2024
ISBN - 9786256629127
Dimensions - 25.4 x 20.5 x 1 cm
Page Count - 181
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