An Introduction to Algebra: Being the First Part of a Course of Mathematics, Adapted to the Method of Instruction in the American Colleges (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from An Introduction to Algebra: Being the First Part of a Course of Mathematics, Adapted to the Method of Instruction in the American Colleges

A particular demonstration is sometimes substituted for a general one, when the application of the principle to other cases is obvious. The examples are not often taken from philosophical subjects, as the learner is supposed to be fa miliar with none of the sciences except arithmetic. In treat ing of negative quantities, frequent references are made to mercantile concerns, to debt, and credit, &c. These are merely for the purpose of illustration. The whole doctrine.

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