Beginners Algebra (Classic Reprint)

This book is the first of a two-book series. It has been the intention of the authors to include in Beginners Algebra no more work than can be completed easily in one year. It is believed that after this course has been finished the pupil will have a clear understanding of the principles presented and the ability to apply them to algebraic expression of less complicated forms. The order in which some of the topics occur may be a little tmusual; yet it is felt that the pupil will find his progress is easy and invigorating. The subject is presented in a manner to stimulate the power of the pupil to think in mathematical terms. It is hoped that the language is so simple and direct that the pupil will find little or no difficulty in reading the book with tmderstanding and pleasure. Technical language has been reduced to a minimum. In view of the fact that many high-school pupils have diflS culty in using fractions and decimals with speed and accuracy, an introductory chapter is devoted to such matters. In this chapter attention is also called to the proper number of figures to be retained when calculating with approximate numbers. The close connection between algebra and arithmetic is stressed throughout the book. The idea that letters stand for numbers is brought to the surface of the pupils mind by frequent exercises in the evaluation of algebraic expressions. The equation as the means of solving problems has been taken for central consideration. The methods of solving equations are developed very gradually in connection with problems giving rise to them. These, as.well as other principles and methods, receive a gradual development at first from a more or less common-sense point of view, followed by a more formal presentation.
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