Originally published in 1938, this book provides a series of exercises in arithmetic intended to take pupils ten minutes to complete. The text was created to train pupils in speed and accuracy in the fundamentals of arithmetic, avoiding unnecessary written work. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in arithmetic, mathematics and the history of education.
By:
H. Webb
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 203mm,
Width: 128mm,
Spine: 13mm
Weight: 240g
ISBN: 9781316601822
ISBN 10: 131660182X
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 03 March 2016
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction; Extracts from the Board of Education Handbook of Suggestions for the Teaching of Mathematics, 1937; Part I: 1. Miscellaneous exercises; 2. Football league tables; 3. Addition and subtraction; 4. Multiplication and division; 5. Reduction; 6. Revision exercises; 7. Short methods in multiplication and division; 8. Costs of dozens; 9. Costs in various quantities; 10. Costs of scores and grosses; 11. Miscellaneous exercises; 12. Bills and change; 13. Perimeters and areas of rectangles; 14. Progress tests; 15. Prime factors and L.C.M.; 16. Fractions; 17. Fractional qualities; 18. Miscellaneous exercises; 19. Decimals; 20. Decimal qualities; 21. Miscellaneous exercises; 22. Progress tests; 23. Averages and timetables; 24. Percentages; 25. Proportion; 26. Mensuration and algebra; 27. Sales' reductions; 28. Progress and final tests; Part II: 29. Miscellaneous exercises; 30. Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; 31. Reduction; 32. Short methods in multiplication and division; 33. Costs of dozens; 34. Costs in various quantities; 35. Costs of scores and grosses; 36. Bills and change; 37. Perimeters and areas of rectangles; 38. Squares and square roots; 39. Arithmetic in daily life; 40. Progress tests; 41. Fractions and fractional quantities; 42. Decimals and decimal quantities; 43. Miscellaneous exercises; 44. Averages, approximations and rough estimates; 45. Time tables; 46. Arithmetic in daily life; 47. Triangles, parallelograms, circles and polygons; 48. Revision tests; 49. Progress tests; 50. Percentages; 51. Profit and loss, and simple interest; 52. Commission and discount; 53. Direct proportion; 54. Inverse proportion; 55. Algebra; 56. Arithmetic in daily life; 57. Progress tests and final tests; Part III: 58. Miscellaneous exercises; 59. Revision tests in the four roles; 60. Reduction. Short methods; 61. Costs of dozens, scores and grosses; 62. Miscellaneous exercises; 63. Square roots and areas. Circles; 64. Arithmetic in daily life; 65. Progress tests; 66. Fractions and fractional qualities; 67. Decimals and decimal qualities; 68. Miscellaneous exercises; 69. Volumes; 70. More short methods and costs; 71. Time sheets; 72. Arithmetic in daily life; 73. Progress tests; 74. Percentages; 75. Profit and loss, and simple interest; 76. Commission and discount; 77. Sales' reductions; 78. Proportion - direct, inverse and compound; 79. Arithmetic in daily life; 80. Algebra; 81. Revision tests in arithmetic; 82. Revision tests in mensuration; 83. Revision tests in algebra; 84. Progress tests and final tests.
