Complete Arithmetic, Or Third Book of a Series of Mathematics (Classic Reprint)

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A few simple principles of algebra are introduced, ln order to elucidate more clearly, the different functions of interest, the series of equal ratios, and the square and cube root.

Problems in mensuration are also given, the principles of which are derived from Geometry.

Arithmetic is a pure mathematical science, and if its principles are systematically developed, the student will progress with easy and rapid steps, and when he has finished this book, he will discover that he' has already so far ascended the hill of science that a retrospect will present to him many beauties which are greatly enhanced when seen in their harmonious relation to each other.

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