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THIS work is intended as an “easy introduction” to the author's “Elementary Algebra for Schools,” and, besides being treated on lines similar to those of the last-mentioned book, is published in a cheaper form. The idea throughout seems to have been to present the beginner with the practical side of the subject, and with this intention the examples are made as interesting as such examples can be. The usual sequence has not here been strictly adhered to; but a beginner will find that he will still be able to reach the “as far as quadratic equations” limit. It is needless to say that the explanations are stated in clear and simple language, while the examples are all new. That this book will be widely used is undoubted, for it will form an excellent forerunner to the more advanced one referred to above.
Algebra for Beginners.
By H. S. Hall S. R. Knight. (London: Macmillan & Co. 1892.)
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[Book Reviews]. Nature 47, 28 (1892). https://doi.org/10.1038/047028c0
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