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... Algebra . That science , as far as relates merely to numbers , should immediately follow the study of Arithmetic ; and then the mind is prepared for the elements of Geometry . In the study of these , old Euclid never has been , and ...
... Algebra . That science , as far as relates merely to numbers , should immediately follow the study of Arithmetic ; and then the mind is prepared for the elements of Geometry . In the study of these , old Euclid never has been , and ...
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... without variety . Joyce , Hutton , Bonnycastle , Walkingham , Vyse , and far from the worst , Dr. Ha- milton , may be noted . In Algebra , Euler is at once the most simple and the most profound . Then we have PREFACE . vii.
... without variety . Joyce , Hutton , Bonnycastle , Walkingham , Vyse , and far from the worst , Dr. Ha- milton , may be noted . In Algebra , Euler is at once the most simple and the most profound . Then we have PREFACE . vii.
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... Algebra , is that which is com- pletely known , and to which all the other parts of the equation is made equal . proach to it , the more is their mo . tion accelerated . Another class heid , that the earth emitted a sort of attractive ...
... Algebra , is that which is com- pletely known , and to which all the other parts of the equation is made equal . proach to it , the more is their mo . tion accelerated . Another class heid , that the earth emitted a sort of attractive ...
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... Algebra , denotes the finding of one number or quantity , equal to two or more given numbers or quantities . The general principle upon which it is founded , is that the whole is equal to all the parts . Addition is indicated or express ...
... Algebra , denotes the finding of one number or quantity , equal to two or more given numbers or quantities . The general principle upon which it is founded , is that the whole is equal to all the parts . Addition is indicated or express ...
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... Algebra , is finding the sum of several algebraical quantities , and connecting those quantities together with ... Algebraic EXAMPLES . √8 + 18 = 2√ / 2 + 3 √ / 2 = 5√ / 2 √12 + 27 = 2 / 3 + 3 / 3 = 5 / 3 108a1 + 32a = 3a 4a + 24a ...
... Algebra , is finding the sum of several algebraical quantities , and connecting those quantities together with ... Algebraic EXAMPLES . √8 + 18 = 2√ / 2 + 3 √ / 2 = 5√ / 2 √12 + 27 = 2 / 3 + 3 / 3 = 5 / 3 108a1 + 32a = 3a 4a + 24a ...
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