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(1) Exercises in Modern Arithmetic (2) Notes on Algebra (3) The Teaching of Mathematics in Secondary Schools (4) Higher Algebra for Colleges and Secondary Schools (5) Non-Euclidean Geometry: A Critical and Historical Study of its Development (6) An Introduction to the Infinitesimal Calculus

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THIS volume consists of the examples reprinted from the author's work entitled “Modern Arithmetic with Graphic and Practical Exercises.” The range covered is that required for the Oxford and Cambridge Local examinations. The quality of the examples, which are mainly of a practical character, is good. A number of typical examination papers are given at the end of the book.

(1) Exercises in Modern Arithmetic.

H. Sydney Jones. Pp. x + 336. (London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1912.) Price 2s. 6d.

(2) Notes on Algebra.

A. F. van der Heyden. Pp. viii + 133. (Middlesbrough: Wm. Appleyard and Sons, Ltd, 1912.) Price 2s. 6d.

(3) The Teaching of Mathematics in Secondary Schools.

Arthur Schultze. Pp. xxi + 370. (New York: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1912.) Price 5s. 6d. net.

(4) Higher Algebra for Colleges and Secondary Schools.

Dr. Charles Davison. Pp. viii + 320. (Cambridge: University Press, 1912.) Price 6s.

(5) Non-Euclidean Geometry: A Critical and Historical Study of its Development.

Prof. Roberto Bonola. Authorised English translation with additional appendices. By Prof. H. S. Carslaw. With an Introduction by Prof. Federigo Enriques. Pp. xii + 268. (Chicago: The Open Court Publishing Company, 1912.) Price 2 dollars net.

(6) An Introduction to the Infinitesimal Calculus.

Notes for the use of Science and Engineering Students. By Prof. H. S. Carslaw. Pp. xii + 137. (London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1912.). Price 5s. net.

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(1) Exercises in Modern Arithmetic (2) Notes on Algebra (3) The Teaching of Mathematics in Secondary Schools (4) Higher Algebra for Colleges and Secondary Schools (5) Non-Euclidean Geometry: A Critical and Historical Study of its Development (6) An Introduction to the Infinitesimal Calculus . Nature 90, 697–698 (1913). https://doi.org/10.1038/090697a0

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