The Foundations of Higher Arithmetic |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 54
Page
... which serve to lead the pupil step by step through the process of reasoning and thereby compel him to think , are a special feature of the book . It is not the number of iii problems solved , but rather the number of principles mastered.
... which serve to lead the pupil step by step through the process of reasoning and thereby compel him to think , are a special feature of the book . It is not the number of iii problems solved , but rather the number of principles mastered.
Page
... principles , upon insight into facts and their meaning , ' experience ' simply fixes incorrect acts into wrong habits . Non - scientific practice , even if it finally reaches sane and reasonable results - which is very unlikely does so ...
... principles , upon insight into facts and their meaning , ' experience ' simply fixes incorrect acts into wrong habits . Non - scientific practice , even if it finally reaches sane and reasonable results - which is very unlikely does so ...
Page
... PRINCIPLES : NOTA- TION AND NUMERATION 1-12 CHAPTER II THE FOUR FUNDAMENTAL PAGE 67-76 · 67 69 · 70 • Simple Proportion Compound Proportion 72 Partitive Proportion . 76 CHAPTER VII OPERATIONS · · I. Addition 13-29 13 • II . Subtraction ...
... PRINCIPLES : NOTA- TION AND NUMERATION 1-12 CHAPTER II THE FOUR FUNDAMENTAL PAGE 67-76 · 67 69 · 70 • Simple Proportion Compound Proportion 72 Partitive Proportion . 76 CHAPTER VII OPERATIONS · · I. Addition 13-29 13 • II . Subtraction ...
Page 1
... principles at the beginning , since guide him in reasoning from the known , or elated unknown , or required . In mathemat- e basic principles are in the form of defini- and axioms . GENERAL DEFINITIONS n ( Latin definire , to bound or ...
... principles at the beginning , since guide him in reasoning from the known , or elated unknown , or required . In mathemat- e basic principles are in the form of defini- and axioms . GENERAL DEFINITIONS n ( Latin definire , to bound or ...
Page 2
... a number used without reference to any particular unit ; as , 4 , 7 , 39 , etc. * The Psychology of Number , by McLellan and Dewey , p . 93 . • 11. A principle ( Latin principium , a beginning , 2 BASIC PRINCIPLES : NOTATION AND NUMERATION.
... a number used without reference to any particular unit ; as , 4 , 7 , 39 , etc. * The Psychology of Number , by McLellan and Dewey , p . 93 . • 11. A principle ( Latin principium , a beginning , 2 BASIC PRINCIPLES : NOTATION AND NUMERATION.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acres altitude Am't annually arithmetic arithmetical series Avoirdupois bank discount base bought brokerage bushels common fraction commutative law compound interest convex surface cube root cubic decimal places decimal scale denominator desks diameter Divide dividend division divisor dollars draft equal EXAMPLES Exercise factor feet figures Find the amount Find the area find the difference Find the h. c. f. Find the number formula Fundamental principles gain geometrical progression Gold indorsements least common multiple list price longitude MEASURE meridian method metic miles minuend multiplicand Multiply notation number of terms number of units payable payment polygon pounds premium prime meridian proportion quotient radix ratio rectangle Reduce RULE.-To find sell Senary simple interest slant height solid contents SOLUTION square root subtraction Troy weight varas weight wide write the rule yard
Popular passages
Page 96 - SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet — 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30^ square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 98 - TIME 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes =1 hour (hr.) 24...
Page 96 - LINEAR MEASURE 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5J yards or 16| feet = 1 rod (rd.). 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.).
Page 130 - A sphere is a solid bounded by a curved surface, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 99 - TABLE. 10 Mills (m.) = 1 Cent . . ct. 10 Cents = 1 Dime . . d. 10 Dimes = 1 Dollar . $. 10 Dollars = 1 Eagle . E.
Page 96 - CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.) = 1 cubic foot (cu. ft.) 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard (cu. yd.) 128 cubic feet = 1 cord (cd...
Page 35 - Place the numbers on the same line, and divide by any prime number that will divide two or more of them without a remainder, and set down in a line below, the quotients and the undivided numbers.
Page 128 - A pyramid (Fig. 54) is a solid whose base is a polygon and whose sides are triangles uniting at a common point, called the vertex.
Page 97 - Weight is used by apothecaries and physicians in compounding dry medicines. TABLE. 20 Grains (gr.} = 1 Scruple, . . sc., or 3. 3 Scruples = 1 Dram, . . dr., or 3 . 8 Drams = 1 Ounce, . . oz., or § . 12 Ounces = 1 Pound, . . Ib., or ft,.
Page 63 - Multiply the divisor, thus increased, by the last figure of the root; subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend. 5. Double the whole root already found for a new divisor, and continue the operation as before, until all the periods are brought down. NOTE.