Abstract
NOT only is the science of mathematics constantly pushing forward its boundaries, but the old territory is also being examined afresh, and new methods of approach are being suggested and tried. Of this latter fact the two little books under review afford clear evidence.
(1) The Teaching of Arithmetic in Schools: a Report prepared for the Mathematical Association.
Pp. 82. (London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1932.) 2s. net.
(2) The Teaching of Elementary Algebra.
By Clement V. Durell. Pp. viii + 136. (London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1931.) 3s. 6d. net.
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BALLARD, P. (1) The Teaching of Arithmetic in Schools: a Report prepared for the Mathematical Association (2) The Teaching of Elementary Algebra . Nature 129, 742–743 (1932). https://doi.org/10.1038/129742a0
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