G. A. WENTWORTH, A.M., AUTHOR OF A SERIES OF TEXT-BOOKS IN MATHEMATICS. BOSTON, U.S.A.: ✓ HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY MISS ELLEN L. WENTWORTH MAY 8 1939 Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1891, by in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PRESSWORK BY GINN & Co., BOSTON, U.S.A. PREFACE. HIS work is intended to give in one book a thorough prepara THI tory course for Colleges and Scientific Schools, and in addition a sufficiently full treatment of the subjects usually read by students in general in such institutions. In short, it provides a course parallel to the course covered by the author's School and College Algebras together. The elementary part is as full as the School Algebra; the advanced part, however, is briefer than the College Algebra. The book is substantially equivalent to the author's Complete Algebra, but is greatly superior to that work in the arrangement of topics and in the methods of presenting them. Preparatory Schools and Academies, if their pupils have had a thorough drill in Arithmetic before they begin the study of Algebra, will find this book specially suited to their needs. The brighter boys of the class can read the advanced chapters while the duller boys review the elementary chapters. Colleges and Scientific Schools, if their pupils, owing to lack of previous drill, have to review carefully the preparatory work of the schools before entering upon the college work proper, will find in this a convenient and sufficiently full book for their requirements. Answers to the problems are bound separately, in paper covers, and will be furnished free for pupils when teachers apply to the publishers for them. Any corrections or suggestions relating to the work will be thankfully received. EXETER, N.H., 1891. G. A. WENTWORTH. |