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THIS book has been specially prepared for secondary school pupils taking advanced courses in science and engineering. As the author points out, its essential feature is brevity, the aim being to present those parts of the so-called ‘higher algebra’ which are essential for sixth form pupils, on the science and engineering side, who do not offer mathematics as a main subject. The course begins with indices, logarithms and surds, then passes to variation; the theory of quadratic equations; factors and their development, including cyclic symmetry and partial fractions; permutations and combinations, leading to the binomial theorem for a positive integral index. The remaining part of the volume is devoted to the elements of simple probability, series and an introduction to statistics. A few practical applications of some of the principles explained in the text are given among the exercises provided for the student to solve.
Algebra for Science and Engineering Students
By E. H. Lockwood. Pp. ix + 102. (Cambridge: At the University Press, 1940.) 6s.
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[Short Reviews]. Nature 145, 1008 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1038/1451008b0
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