Excerpt from Arithmetic: Teacher's Manual for Parts VII and VIII, Advanced LessonsBearing in mind that a thorough knowledge of arithmetic is perhaps more frequently the cause of success in life than is any other single factor, one can hardly overestimate the importance of this subject to the future welfare of the child, nor can one fail to realize how great is the responsibility which rests on those whose duty it is to provide for his edu cation in this branch.N 0 book or series of books can possibly illustrate every use to which numbers can be put, but if the principles under lying their use are properly taught, the child can reason for himself the proper application of his knowledge to any given problem. Furthermore, as he must know not merely how to solve a problem, but how to solve it in the quickest and simplest manner, he must know not merely the various proc esses, but their construction as well, he must be able to analyze to such an extent that when a problem is presented to him, he can distinguish the facts which are relevant from those which are irrelevant, he can separate the known from the unknown, he can arrange the known in logical order for his processes, and he can use the shortest processes pos sible. 'an attempt to give the pupil this ability is the motive for this work.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.