Excerpt from Course in Arithmetic, Vol. 1 of 3: A Treatise in Three Parts, Complete in One Volume IN presenting to the public a new treatise op Arithmetic, it is proper to call attention to the features which distinguish it from others, and to the need of. Radical changes in the traditional precepts retained in the text-books in current use. First, it is intended to present, in the compass of a single volume, a complete treatise, and, indeed, all that the average pupil needs to study on the subject from first to last. It is supposed the pupil has previously acquired those first elementary notions of numbers, such as may be best taught orally, and, indeed, should be learned before he is prepared to use a book for systematic study. Secondly, the subject-matter is arranged in three parts logically distinct, in each of which the pupil gives his attention to a Specific object, complete in itself. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.