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School Arithmetics: Intermediate Book
Excerpt from School Arithmetics: Intermediate Book
As in the Primary Arithmetic, so in this Intermediate Arithmetic, the aim is to render the subject attractive to the pupil, without sacrifice of serious intent. The pupils self-activity is encouraged. By the selection, so far as possible, of problems bearing on the practical life of to-day, the pupil is made to feel that he is engaged in studies that are truly worth his while.
Our constant aim has been to lay emphasis upon fundamental operations. Frequent reviews enable the pupil to hold in mind the new knowledge he has acquired.
As in the Primary Arithmetic, so here, the technique of arithmetic is simplified, with the aim of securing greater economy of effort. Thus the subject of ratio is robbed of some of its terrors by its identification with a "common fraction." A proportion expresses the "equality of two common fractions." There is no need of the terms "antecedent" and "consequent." Again, there is given, as an alternative, a simplified method of reading decimal fractions.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
As in the Primary Arithmetic, so in this Intermediate Arithmetic, the aim is to render the subject attractive to the pupil, without sacrifice of serious intent. The pupils self-activity is encouraged. By the selection, so far as possible, of problems bearing on the practical life of to-day, the pupil is made to feel that he is engaged in studies that are truly worth his while.
Our constant aim has been to lay emphasis upon fundamental operations. Frequent reviews enable the pupil to hold in mind the new knowledge he has acquired.
As in the Primary Arithmetic, so here, the technique of arithmetic is simplified, with the aim of securing greater economy of effort. Thus the subject of ratio is robbed of some of its terrors by its identification with a "common fraction." A proportion expresses the "equality of two common fractions." There is no need of the terms "antecedent" and "consequent." Again, there is given, as an alternative, a simplified method of reading decimal fractions.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
318 pages, Paperback
First published June 24, 2015
About the author
Florian Cajori
193 books7 followersFlorian Cajori was a Swiss-American historian of mathematics.
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