Primary Exercises In Mental Arithmetic For Third Year Classic Reprint PDF Download

Excerpt from The Primary Arithmetic: Designed as an Introduction to Mental and Written Arithmetic Tms work is designed for those who are acquiring their first ideas of the science of Arithmetic. In its style and material, it is strictly elementary, and thus adapted to the capacities of children beginning the study of numbers. In its arrangement, it is strictly progressive. Commencing with the idea of natural unity, it first aims to represent to the eye the smallest assemblages of those units, to give just conceptions of such numbers as a whole, while teach ing the art of counting, by which we gain a knowledge of those numbers. After explaining the symbols of number, called figures, it takes the pupil, by easy steps, through the tables and exercises of the four fundamental rules. Then follow corresponding explanations and exercises in the same part of Written Arithmetic, in which he is taught to read, write, add, subtract, multiply, and divide with simple numbers, of sufficient magnitude to give him knowledge and skill in small operations. Next come Fractions, only developed enough to give the pupil their elementary ideas, and familiarity with their simple processes. Finally, he is taught and exercised upon the usual statistical tables, to give him information upon the common matters of money, Weight, and measure. It is believed that the scope of this book is sufficient to prepare the pupil for easy and rapid advancement through Mental and Written Arithmetic, which should follow the study of this, in the order in which they are named. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.