A Course In Practical Mathematics (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt From A Course In Practical Mathematics Objection Is Sometimes Raised To The Methods Of Practical Mathematics, On The Ground That Mathematics Is Not An Experimental Science. This Is True; But Mathematics Is Built Up From A System Of Conventions Which Are Not Arbitrary, But Chosen With Reference To Experience. Thus It Is Both Logically And Educationally Necessary That The Beginner In Any Branch Of Mathematics Should Have The Corresponding Part Of His Experience Clearly Realized And Defined. This Has Been Recognized In The Now Generally Accepted View That The Study Of Geometry Should Begin With A Course Of Experimental Measurement. It Is The Object Of The Treatment Followed In This Book To Extend The Same Method To Some Other Branches Of Mathematics With Special Reference To The Needs Of The Technical Student. About The Publisher Forgotten Books Publishes Hundreds Of Thousands Of Rare And Classic Books. Find More At 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.