A First Course in Algebra (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from A First Course in Algebra<br><br>Two ends have been kept in view in the preparation of A First Course in Algebra. First, to give the student who will take no more algebra a good general working knowledge of the subject sufficient for any elementary course in science, industrial life, business, etc.; second, to furnish a thorough foundation for the more advanced courses of those wrho are to continue their studies in the university.<br><br>That one of the chief aims of algebra is the solution of problems which are either difficult or impossible to solve by arithmetic, and that the equation is the means used in obtaining such solutions, are prominent features of this text. In fact, the equation is made the central idea of the course. The order of topics is such as to employ a principle as soon as it is mastered in the solution of equations. Care has been exercised, however, not to break entirely with conventional usage nor to carry the central idea to an extreme by sacrificing too much in order to reach some new type of equation.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.