Excerpt from Elementary Algebra: Embracing the First Principles of the Science Although Algebra naturally follows Arithmetic in a course of scientific studies, yet the change from the methods of reasoning on numbers to a system of rea soning entirely conducted by letters and signs, is rather abrupt and not unfrequently discourages the pupil. In this work, it has been the intention, to form a connecting link between Arithmetic and Algebra, to unite and blend, as far as possible, the reasoning on numbers with the more abstruse methods of analysis. 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.