Mathematics for Schools

Abstract

MESSRS. GODFREY AND BELL'S excellent arithmetic consists mainly of sets of exercises, many of them oral, very carefully graded, and charmingly fresh and varied. A large number of the exercises refer to interesting current events and subjects, and thus incidentally impart quite a fund of general and useful information to the young reader. The metric system is in constant use along with the more important British measures, and by its aid decimals are taken before vulgar fractions. Commercial arithmetic is ably dealt with, but is not allowed an undue monopoly. The needs of the worker in the laboratory are not overlooked, for the course includes approximations, the mensuration of simple plane and solid figures, logarithms, with a chapter on graphs, while symbols and formuke are introduced from the first, “exhibiting algebra as shorthand arithmetic.” The student is not allowed much chance of working unintelligently by rule, and is everywhere encouraged to think for himself, for the rules and procsses are left to be given orally by the teacher, who can obtain a special interleaved copy of the book containing model exercises and all the answers. This admirable text-book will rank high amongst its fellows, and it would be difficult to find a. school arithmetic more worthy of general use.

The Winchester Arithmetic.

By C. Godfrey G. M. Bell. Pp. ix + 199.(Cambridge: University Press, 1905.) Price 3s.

A Text-book of Algebra.

Part i. By A. E. Layng. Pp. viii + 176. (London: Blackie and Son, Ltd., 1905.) Price 2s. 6d.

An Introduction to Algebra.

By R. C. Bridgett Pp. 95. (London: Blackie and Son, Ltd., 1905.) Price 1s.

Elementary Modern Geometry.

Part i. By H. G. Willis. Pp. viii + 236. (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1905.) Price 2s.

Tables and Constants to Four Figures.

By William Hall. Pp. ix + 60. (Cambridge: University Press, 1905.) Price 3s. net.