Algebra: An Elementary Text-Book, Part I (1904)

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Título:
Algebra: An Elementary Text-Book, Part I (1904)

Autor:
G. Chrystal

Categoria:
Tecnologia > Geral

Doador:
Raffaello D. N.

Sinopse:
A student who knows the names of algebra but wants to understand how the subject is built will find a very deliberate path here. The contents begin with “Fundamental Laws and Processes of Algebra,” move through indices and quotients, and then turn quickly into number theory and rational integral functions, so the book starts from first principles and keeps widening the frame. G. Chrystal organizes the material from basic operations to deeper structure: laws of association and distribution, powers and degree, fractions and prime factors, binomial expansion, divisibility, factorisation, rational fractions, irrational functions, and the arithmetic of surds. The contents also suggest an unusually rich mix of exercises, historical notes, and method-driven chapters, with topics such as the remainder theorem, indeterminate coefficients, and rationalisation treated as central tools rather than side notes. The result is a rigorous teaching text that aims to do more than drill procedures. It gives the reader a systematic foundation in elementary algebra, then pushes into the logic behind factorisation, equations, and number properties, making it useful both as a classroom text and as a reference for anyone who wants the subject’s underlying structure, not just its rules.