The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1852-01-06
Davies, New Edition Of
Arithmetic, taught at the
Newton Institute.


2, School Arithmetic, PIP l6mo
3. University Arithmetic, dos PIP l2mo
a. Grammar of Arithmetic, l44 PIP lSmo
These volumes, from the pen Of Professor
Davies of the u. S, Military Academy, at
Wespoint, have been received from the pub
fishers, Messrs, A, S. Barnes & Co, New
York. These books are all that we could
expect from the logical acumen and more
than thirty years experience Of the learned
author The mechanical execution ard
finish are in accordance with the liberality
and good TASTE of the publishers. g'
"The First Lessons" begin with count
ing, and cautiously advancing by the sim
pest steps, lead the pupil through ten com
binations at each lesson, thus giving know
ledge of figures and the combination Of
numbers, and facility in reading them in
very short space of time teaching first the
arthmetical alphabet and then the comhina-
tions of the alphabet which become the signs
Of ideas.
"The School Arithmetic" begins with
the simplest combinations of figures, (ihe
sylahIes as it were), aud contains scientific
ally arranged all that is usually taught in all
academic course. Each idea is first presen-
ted by an example and then the principle
stated The definitions and rules are charac
terised by simplicity, accuracy, and pers.
picuity, and the pupil is brought to them
by a series of inductiOns.
1.-The University Arithmetic" treats the
entire subject of science. Supposlng the
pupil to be familiar with the two pre- ceed-
ing volumes, the author proceeds at once
with the language OF figures, explaining the
various slgni6cations Of which they are sus.
ceptible, depending ON the mannerin which
they are written. lie shows that the simple
numbers in which the value OF the unit in
creases from right to left according 10 the
scale of tens, and the compound or deDomi-
nate numbers in which it increases according
to different scale, belong to the same class
of numbers and that both may be treated un
der common set of rules. The author has
therefore so constructed the four fundamen-
tai rules as to apply equally to all numbers,
whether simple or denominate.
This new arrangement is justly deemed
an essential Improvement All the rules are
carefully demonStydted and the reason OF
every process explained. This book is spe-
cally adapted to the business wants Of the
country, much pains having been bestowed
for this purpose ia preparing the articles on
Weights andMeasures domestic and foreign,
on Banks, Bank Discount. Interest. Cons,
Currency, and Exchange. The article on
Bookkeeping has been omitted and in its
place supplied in this new edition by prac-
ticai articles on Mensuration, the Mechani-
cal Powers, &c. The tables are very care
fully and conveniently arranged, fuller than
usual in similar works. aud number ofnew
ones added Of much importance and daily
utility. adapting the work TO the wants OF
every class OF mankind.
"The Grammar OF Aricthmetc," or as il
might perhaps be more properly termed. the
Arithmetica Reader, gives the authors
method OF teaching Arithmetic, which he
considers as much superior to other methods
as huen,ly reading paragraph is to spelling
it out. This little volume contains many
useful hints to teachers of Arithmetic; and
we commend it, or the authors Logic Of
Mathematics" to their attention.