SUPPLEMENT. General definitions Addition Subtraction- Multiplication sor - - Commercial discount Commission Insurance Partial payments Bank discount - Ex- - 1 MANUAL FOR TEACHERS I INTRODUCTORY Plan and Scope of the Work. In addition to the subjects generally included in the ordinary text-books in arithmetic, Mathematics for Common Schools contains such simple work in algebraic equations and constructive geometry as can be studied to advantage by pupils of the elementary schools. The arithmetical portion is divided into thirteen chapters, each of which, except the first, contains the work of a term of five months. The following extracts from the table of contents will show the arrangement of topics: FIRST AND SECOND YEARS Chapter I.-Numbers of Three Figures. Addition and Subtraction. THIRD YEAR Chapters II. and III. - Numbers of Five Figures. Multipliers and Divisors of One Figure. Addition and Subtraction of Halves, of Fourths, of Thirds. Multiplication by Mixed Numbers. Pint, Quart, and Gallon; Ounce and Pound. Roman Notation. FOURTH YEAR Chapters IV. and V. - Numbers of Six Figures. Multipliers and Divisors of Two or More Figures. Addition and Subtraction of Easy Fractions. Multiplication by Mixed Numbers. Simple Denominate Numbers. Roman Notation. FIFTH YEAR Chapters VI. and VII. - Fractions. Decimals of Three Places. Bills. Denominate Numbers. Simple Measurements. SIXTH YEAR Chapters VIII. and IX. - Decimals. Bills. Denominate Numbers. Surfaces and Volumes. Percentage and Interest. SEVENTH YEAR Chapters XI. and XII. - Percentage and Interest. Commercial and Bank Discount. Cause and Effect. Partnership. Bonds |