Bradbury's Eaton's Practical Arithmetic, Combining Oral and Written Exercises (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Bradbury, William Frothingham

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1333187386 ISBN 13: 9781333187385

Verlag: Forgotten Books, 2018

Inhaltsangabe

This book delves into the historical and philosophical examination of arithmetic, opening it up to readers from all walks of life. The author traces the development of the subject, discussing the ancient Greek fascination with the concept of number and moving through medieval Islamic scholarship and the European Renaissance. Using fascinating examples, the author illustrates how arithmetic has been used to solve real-world problems throughout history. This book also examines the theoretical underpinnings of the subject, exploring the ideas of number systems, and the nature of truth, and proof. By drawing on sources across a variety of cultures, this book offers a fresh and exciting perspective on a subject that has long been considered dry and technical. The author's enthusiasm for the subject shines through on every page, making this book a pleasure to read for anyone interested in the history and philosophy of mathematics.

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Excerpt from Bradbury's Eaton's Practical Arithmetic, Combining Oral and Written Exercises

IN the preparation of this work the author has endeavored to make a text-book that shall aid in teaching the art of arith metic without any unnecessary discussion of the subject as a science. All the subjects have been made as practical as pos sible; and all obsolete and useless matter and puzzling exam ples have been omitted.

The number of rules has been reduced to a minimum. For example, but one rule is given for multiplication of fractions, one for division of fractions, and two for all cases of reduction of compound numbers, whether integral or fractional.

It combines oral and written exercises; and special pains has been taken to give examples that are practical, and that conform to the usual experiences of daily life. In the Appen dix are given seven hundred additional examples for written work, to be drawn from at the discretion of the teacher, for use in connection with the regular work, and for a general review of the subject.

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Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Forgotten Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1333187386
• ISBN 13: 9781333187385
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 384
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