This 1835 work uses a conversational method to teach arithmetic, from the written numbers through to square and cube roots.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface; Part I: 1. Notation and numeration; 2. Addition; 3. Subtraction; 4. Multiplication; 5. Division; 6. Method of proof; 7. Application of the foregoing rules; Part II: 1. Explanation of signs, and properties of numbers; 2. Rule of three; 3. Factors, etc., method of cancelling; 4. Fractions; 5. Decimals; Part III. Commercial Arithmetic: 1. Tables - reduction; 2. Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of compound quantities; 3. Application of decimals and fractions, to compound quantities, etc. - practice, interest, etc.; Part IV. 1. Arithmetical progression - geometrical proportion and progression; 2. Permutation; 3. Squares and cubes - square and cube root; Answers to examples and questions.
