A Treatise on Arithmetic: Designed Particularly as a Text for Classes in which the Principles of the Science are Inductively Developed ... |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 55
Page iv
... employed ; af terwards , two , three , and so on , the greatest simplicity being still preserved , in order that the mind of the pupil may be occupied with nothing , except the mere arrangement of his numbers . After- wards , larger ...
... employed ; af terwards , two , three , and so on , the greatest simplicity being still preserved , in order that the mind of the pupil may be occupied with nothing , except the mere arrangement of his numbers . After- wards , larger ...
Page v
... employed . We all know how difficult it is to form correct ideas , even of sensible ob- jects , from description merely ; and it is by no means surprising , that when the subject of a description is an abstract term , or some one of the ...
... employed . We all know how difficult it is to form correct ideas , even of sensible ob- jects , from description merely ; and it is by no means surprising , that when the subject of a description is an abstract term , or some one of the ...
Page 25
... employ a man to make another , as many times larger as I please . Thus , as in the picture , I may have one made three times larger . Hence , we see , that + A UNIT OF ONE KIND MAY BE MADE TO CONTAIN AS MANY UNITS OF ANOTHER KIND AS WE ...
... employ a man to make another , as many times larger as I please . Thus , as in the picture , I may have one made three times larger . Hence , we see , that + A UNIT OF ONE KIND MAY BE MADE TO CONTAIN AS MANY UNITS OF ANOTHER KIND AS WE ...
Page 33
... employed in Numeration . For , otherwise , there would be as many distinct names as numbers , and , it would ... employ himself twelve hours in a day in studying them , it would take him nearly twenty years merely to read the names as ...
... employed in Numeration . For , otherwise , there would be as many distinct names as numbers , and , it would ... employ himself twelve hours in a day in studying them , it would take him nearly twenty years merely to read the names as ...
Page 34
... employ the same names for the several orders ; but , after that , the English goes on with thousands of millions , tens of thousands of millions , and hundreds of thousands of millions ; instead of Billions , tens of Bil- lions , and ...
... employ the same names for the several orders ; but , after that , the English goes on with thousands of millions , tens of thousands of millions , and hundreds of thousands of millions ; instead of Billions , tens of Bil- lions , and ...
Contents
77 | |
78 | |
83 | |
84 | |
89 | |
94 | |
103 | |
109 | |
116 | |
122 | |
128 | |
136 | |
142 | |
148 | |
154 | |
162 | |
213 | |
217 | |
223 | |
229 | |
231 | |
236 | |
237 | |
244 | |
245 | |
254 | |
257 | |
262 | |
272 | |
276 | |
282 | |
283 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acres annexing a cypher annuity answer Avoirdupois barrels bought bushel called cents composite number compound interest contained cost course cube cubic decimal places denominator divide dividend division divisor dollar gain Dominical letter duodecimals equal EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE factors feet Find the amount Find the interest gallons gals given number greatest common measure Hence hogshead hundred hundredths Improper Fraction inches Julian calendar least common multiple leave likewise lowest terms MENTAL EXERCISES MINUEND mode months multiplicand multiply NOTE number of terms obtain paid payment polls pound present worth principal proportion pupil quantity quarts quotient figure ratio Reduce remainder repetend rods root rule separatrix shillings sold solid square subtract SUBTRAHEND tens tenths third units vulgar Fraction whole number write yard
Popular passages
Page ii - Congress of the United States, entitled, "An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned." And also to the Act, entitled, " An Act supplementary to an Act, entitled, ' An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the Authors and Proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned,' and extending the benefits thereof...
Page ii - Co. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, to wit : " Tadeuskund, the Last King of the Lenape. An Historical Tale." In conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States...
Page 75 - Britain. 4 farthings (qr, or far.) make 1 penny, marked d. 12 pence " 1 shilling, " s. 20 shillings " 1 pound, or sovereign, £. 21 shillings " 1 guinea. OBS. 1. It is customary, at the present day, to express farthings in fractions of a penny. Thus, 1 qr. is written ;<!;•_
Page 46 - January 31, February 28, March 31, April 30, May 31, June 30, July 31, August 31, September 30, October 31, November 30, December 31.
Page 77 - 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 272 - ... and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. 3. Place the double of the root already found, on the left hand of the dividend for a divisor. 4. Seek how often the divisor is contained...
Page 58 - What is 1 ninth of 1 ? of 2? of 3 ? of 4 ? of 5 ? of 6 ? of 7 ? of 8? of 9 ? of 10 ? of- 11?
Page 77 - TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains gr. make 1 pennyweight, dwt. 20 pennyweights " 1 ounce. oz. 12 ounces " 1 pound. Ib. Table IV. — AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT 16 drams dr. make 1 ounce. oz. 16 ounces " 1 pound. Ib. "I"""" " 4 quarters make 1 hundred weight.