Arithmetic Upon the Inductive Method of Instruction: Being a Sequel to Intellectual ArithmeticHilliard, Gray & Company, 1836 - 245 σελίδες |
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... rules , from the mode in which they are introduced , are clearer and simpler , than can be found in any book on the subject with which I am acquainted I am , with great respect , Yours , & c . Mr WARREN COLBURN . G. B. EMERSON . PREFACE ...
... rules , from the mode in which they are introduced , are clearer and simpler , than can be found in any book on the subject with which I am acquainted I am , with great respect , Yours , & c . Mr WARREN COLBURN . G. B. EMERSON . PREFACE ...
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... rules which are printed in Italics should be committed to memory . At each recitation , the first thing should be to require the pupil to give a practical example , involving the principle to be explained , and then an explanation of ...
... rules which are printed in Italics should be committed to memory . At each recitation , the first thing should be to require the pupil to give a practical example , involving the principle to be explained , and then an explanation of ...
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... rules . One general maxim to be observed with pupils of every age , is never to tell them directly how to perform any example . If a pupil is unable to perform an example , it is generally because he does not fully comprehend the object ...
... rules . One general maxim to be observed with pupils of every age , is never to tell them directly how to perform any example . If a pupil is unable to perform an example , it is generally because he does not fully comprehend the object ...
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... rule , and if the pupil is properly introduced to them , he will understand them better without a rule than with one . Besides , he will be better prepared for the cases which occur in business , as he will be obliged to meet them there ...
... rule , and if the pupil is properly introduced to them , he will understand them better without a rule than with one . Besides , he will be better prepared for the cases which occur in business , as he will be obliged to meet them there ...
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... rule of three , can do much better without it than with it , for when it is used , it obseures , rather than illustrates , the subject to which it is applied . The principle of the rule of three is similar to the combinations in Art ...
... rule of three , can do much better without it than with it , for when it is used , it obseures , rather than illustrates , the subject to which it is applied . The principle of the rule of three is similar to the combinations in Art ...
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Σελίδα 21 - 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,.
Σελίδα 180 - By examining the above examples, it will be found that this purpose is effected, by multiplying the numerator of the dividend, by the denominator of the divisor, and the denominator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor.
Σελίδα 232 - MONEY. 10 mills = 1 cent. 10 cents = 1 dime. 10 dimes = 1 dollar. 10 dollars = 1 eagle.
Σελίδα 13 - There is an orchard consisting of ten rows of trees, and nine trees in each row ; how many trees are there in the orchard ? 12.
Σελίδα 196 - In the multiplication of decimal fractions, multiply as in whole numbers, and from the product point off so many figures for decimals as there are decimal places in the multiplicand and multiplier counted together, and, if there are not so many figures in the product, supply the deficiency by prefixing ciphers.
Σελίδα 199 - If there are more decimal places in the divisor than in the dividend, what do you do ? What will the figures of the quotient then be ? § 132.
Σελίδα 168 - If the numerator and denominator of a fraction be multiplied by the same number, the value of the fraction will remain unchanged.
Σελίδα 227 - A and B laid out equal sums of money in trade ; A gained a sum equal to } of his stock, and B lost 225 dollars ; then A's money was double that of B's ; what did each one lay out ? AM.