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Elementary Algebra for Schools
Excerpt from Elementary Algebra for Schools
The present work is an attempt to supply a want which we have long felt ourselves, and which we believe to be shared by many experienced teachers.
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.
The present work is an attempt to supply a want which we have long felt ourselves, and which we believe to be shared by many experienced teachers.
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.
- GenresMathematics
405 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1885
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February 4, 2015
Maths really is all about practice, practice, and more practice. Unlike modern UK mathematical secondary school text books, Hall & Knight give that really deep intensive practice which is the precursor to that light bulb of mathematical literacy lighting up. Just because we benefit from incredible electronic computing power today, it doesn’t follow that we shouldn’t learn about logarithms (and slide-rules). Algebra is fun – that is once the brain is trained to it! It’s also a very good mental exercise habit throughout life; the saying “Use It Or Lose It” doesn’t apply solely to completing crosswords! This book really is ideal for both getting into and easing back into good algebraic habits.
August 26, 2025
Terrific book, but the coverage of some topics is unsatisfactory and feels more like excerpts from this book’s sequel, Higher Algebra, rather than fully developed chapters in their own right. Probably not H.S. Hall’s fault, though, as I was reading one of the later editions, with a coauthor claiming improvements and additions. It was still way better than modern textbooks.
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