Lanterna Rally

Author: George William Jones

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-06-15

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9781330086278

Excerpt from A Drill-Book in Algebra So far as concerns mathematical studies there are always two classes of pupils: those that will use mathematics later in life as one of the tools of their trade - the engineers, architects, accountants, teachers, scientists; those that will not so use it. To both of these classes the careful study of the elements of geometry and algebra is important: to the first class as laying a sure foundation for work in the higher mathematics and for its professional applications; to the others as giving the power and the habit of exact statement and rigorous proof. In this later day we pride ourselves on our laboratories, in which the pupil comes face to face with the facts and forces of nature - every mathematical recitation-room under an able teacher is a laboratory in logic, and for sound logic there is always an unlimited demand. This book is for use by the more advanced classes in the high schools and academies and the lower classes in the colleges; and its primary object is to teach young men and women to think. From the beginning the philosophy of the subject is made prominent; and in writing it the author set himself the double task of writing a book whose definitions should be precise and whose proofs should be rigorous, and of writing one so simple that any diligent pupil could read it easily. 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.