The young mathematician's guide Being a plain and easy introduction to the mathematicks. In five parts. Viz. I. Arithmetick, vulgar and decimal, with all the useful rules; and a general method of extracting the roots of all single powers. II. Algebra, or arithmetick in species; wherien the method of raising and resolving equations is rendered easy; and illustrated with variety of examples, and numerical questions. Also the whole business of interest and annuities, &c. performed by the pen. III. The elements of economy, contracted, and analytically demonstrated; with a new and easy method of finding the circle's periphery and area to any assigned exactness, by one equation only: also a new way of making sines and tangents. IV. Conick [sections], wherein the chief properties, &c. of the ellipsis, parabola, and hyperbola, are clearly demonstrated. V. The arithmetick of infinites explained, and rendered easy; with it's application to superficial and solid geometry. With an appendix of practical gauging. By John Ward. The ninth edition, carfully corrected. To which is added a supplement, containing the history of logarithms, and an index to the whole work

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Ward, John
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London Printed for S. Birt, C. Hitch, E. Wicksteed, J. Hodges, and E. Comyns 1752, 1752
Subjects:	Mathematics / Early Works To 1800
Online Access:	http://nl.sub.uni-goettingen.de/id/1738800100?orig...
Collection:	Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa