Mathematics for Common Schools: A Manual for Teachers, Including Definitions, Principles, and Rules and Solutions of the More Difficult Problems1896 |
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Σελίδα 77
... solving the so - called " problems " in per- centage , interest , discount , etc. , is strongly recommended . In Chapter XV . , intended chiefly for schools having a nine years ' course , the algebraic work is extended to cover simple ...
... solving the so - called " problems " in per- centage , interest , discount , etc. , is strongly recommended . In Chapter XV . , intended chiefly for schools having a nine years ' course , the algebraic work is extended to cover simple ...
Σελίδα 80
... solve a problem , and to make a written explanation of each step in the solution ; but it should be the teacher's aim to have the majority of the examples done with as great rapidity as is con- sistent with absolute correctness . It ...
... solve a problem , and to make a written explanation of each step in the solution ; but it should be the teacher's aim to have the majority of the examples done with as great rapidity as is con- sistent with absolute correctness . It ...
Σελίδα 83
... solve easy problems , with small numbers , involving the foregoing operations and others contain- ing the more commonly used denominate units . Whether or not they can explain the principles underlying the operations is of next to no ...
... solve easy problems , with small numbers , involving the foregoing operations and others contain- ing the more commonly used denominate units . Whether or not they can explain the principles underlying the operations is of next to no ...
Σελίδα 85
... solve a problem with the pencil . Besides preventing an absurd answer , this practice will also have the effect of causing a pupil to see what processes are necessary . In too many instances , work is commenced upon a problem before the ...
... solve a problem with the pencil . Besides preventing an absurd answer , this practice will also have the effect of causing a pupil to see what processes are necessary . In too many instances , work is commenced upon a problem before the ...
Σελίδα 89
... solving these examples by the algebraic method of clearing of fractions , " attention may be called to its similarity to the arithmetical method . To find the value of y in 2 , the pupil multiplies 8 by 5 and divides the product by 2 ...
... solving these examples by the algebraic method of clearing of fractions , " attention may be called to its similarity to the arithmetical method . To find the value of y in 2 , the pupil multiplies 8 by 5 and divides the product by 2 ...
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Σελίδα 173 - A corporation is an association of a number of persons legally empowered to transact business as a single individual. The charter specifies the name of the corporation, the amount of capital, the business it is authorized to carry on, the powers and privileges conferred, etc. The stock is the money invested in the business of the corporation ; a share is one of the equal parts into which the stock is divided ; a shareholder is the owner of one or more shares ; a stockbroker is a person engaged in...
Σελίδα xix - Multiply each payment by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments ; the quotient will be the average term of credit.
Σελίδα viii - Reduce the fractions to a common denominator and divide the numerator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor.
Σελίδα ii - I. Write the divisor at the left of the dividend, with a line between them.
Σελίδα vi - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not alter the value of the fraction.
Σελίδα 126 - Multiply the sum of the parallel sides by the perpendicular distance between them, and half the product will be the area.
Σελίδα vii - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction, — RULE : Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, to the product add the numerator, and write the result over the denominator.
Σελίδα iii - RULE. Divide the given number by any prime factor ; divide the quotient in the same manner, and so continue the division until the quotient is a prime number.