A Second Book in Algebra Briefer (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from A Second Book in Algebra Briefer<br><br>The present volume contains a second course in algebra adapted to the latter part of the High School curriculum. Many schools give only one half year to the study of the second course in algebra, and it is the object of this book to supply material adapted to the needs of such schools. In different parts of the country, tentative syllabi have recently been worked out for such a briefer study, and these syllabi have been carefully considered by the authors in writing the present volume.<br><br>The features which characterize the authors' First Book in Algebra are continued and developed. Extended use is made of the graph, among other advances being the per capita and efficiency curves and dissected bar graphs.<br><br>In the treatment of the formula, the pupil is asked more frequently to supply letters and to devise the complete formula.<br><br>No other part of algebra so develops thought power and cultivates an appreciation of the spirit of algebra as does the verbal problem. Accordingly, more difficult and varied verbal problems are supplied, many being given in the inverse form, where the conditions of a problem are stated in symbols and the pupil is asked to convert the symbolic statement into general language.<br><br>Throughout the book, pivotal and permanently valuable number facts, and laws from other branches of study are introduced in various ways.<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.