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Symbols and the signs of operation. The equation and the unknown quantity. Positive and negative quantities. Multiplication, involution, exponents, negative exponents, roots, and the use of exponents as logarithms. Logarithms. Tables of logarithms and proportional parts. Transportation of systems of logarithms. Common uses of common logarithms. Compound multiplication and the binomial theorem. Division, fractions and ratio. Rules for division. Rules for fractions. Continued proportion, the series and the summation of the series. Examples. Geometrical means. Limit of series. Equations. Appendix. Index. 104 pages, 12mo, cloth, 60c.
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