Excerpt from The Elements of AlgebraThe study of Algebra may properly be commenced at an early stage of education. As soon as the mind has acquired some degree of maturity, and has be come familiar with the principles of common Arithme tic, it is prepared to understand the elementary prin. Ciples of Algebra. This study is admirably adapted to strengthen the reasoning faculties, to lead the mind to rely upon its own resources, and to bultivate those habits of independent thinking which are alike im portant to the scholar and to the man of business.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.