A New Introduction to the Science of Algebra (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from A New Introduction to the Science of AlgebraHaving accustomed the pupil to reasoning upon numbers, in the first three chapters, letters, as the representatives 'of numbers, are first introduced in the fourth; and the same reasoning applied to them, which immediately before, had been applied to the numbers themselves, thus preparing the way for the use of algebraic symbols, and making the tran sitiou from arithmetic to algebra easy and pleasant.The treatise on algebra, which forms the principal part of the present volume, is not so closely connected with the arith metic as to render it necessary that both should be studied together. If the pupil be well versed in the principles of arithmetic, he may proceed at once with algebra; yet he will find it convenient to have always at hand, a treatise on arithmetic to which he can refer, when he would recall some principle which he may have forgotten.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.