The Psychology of Number and Its Applications to Methods of Teaching ArithmeticD. Appleton, 1895 - 309 halaman |
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Halaman viii
... unit . Measurement is a process that makes these elements clear . The constituent unit becomes the including unit , and vice versa , through being measured and being made the measure of others . This , too , is involved in using the ...
... unit . Measurement is a process that makes these elements clear . The constituent unit becomes the including unit , and vice versa , through being measured and being made the measure of others . This , too , is involved in using the ...
Halaman xiii
... unit " method of teaching . As for the counterpart objection that number ... measure , in moral and ęsthetic culture . That the Greeks also kept their ... measuring and fixing bounds , whether in space or time , and of balancing the ...
... unit " method of teaching . As for the counterpart objection that number ... measure , in moral and ęsthetic culture . That the Greeks also kept their ... measuring and fixing bounds , whether in space or time , and of balancing the ...
Halaman 46
... measured by ) eight cents , and one yard of silk worth one dollar and sixty cents , we can accurately measure the worth of any quantity of calico in terms of any quantity of silk . If it were not for this discovery of a unit differing ...
... measured by ) eight cents , and one yard of silk worth one dollar and sixty cents , we can accurately measure the worth of any quantity of calico in terms of any quantity of silk . If it were not for this discovery of a unit differing ...
Halaman 47
... unit ultimately defined , and only when the unit of measure is itself perfectly measured can there be per- fectly exact or scientific measurement . This measure- ment of a quantity in terms of quantity unlike in kind , but alike in some ...
... unit ultimately defined , and only when the unit of measure is itself perfectly measured can there be per- fectly exact or scientific measurement . This measure- ment of a quantity in terms of quantity unlike in kind , but alike in some ...
Halaman 48
... measure a particular object or quality to see how much of it there is . We count chairs , beds , splints , feet ... unit of measure to such a quantity and mark off the parts with perfect accuracy , but there is no measurement till we ...
... measure a particular object or quality to see how much of it there is . We count chairs , beds , splints , feet ... unit of measure to such a quantity and mark off the parts with perfect accuracy , but there is no measurement till we ...
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abstrac abstract activity addition and subtraction apples applied arithmetic cent centimetre child complete conception conscious constructive counting cube cube root decimal decimetre defined denominator denotes derived unit digits divided divisor dollar educational equal example exercises factor facts feet figures five foot four frac fractions FRANK VINCENT fundamental given quantity gives greatest common measure groups hundred hundredths ical idea of number inches interest least common multiple magnitude means measured quantity measuring unit ment mental method metic metre mind minor units minuend multi multiplicand multiplication and division nature numbers expressed numerical ideas numerical operations numerical value objects perfect conception primary unit principle psychical psychological pupil quan quotient rational recognition recurring decimal relation remainder result simply square root subtrahend symbols taken teacher teaching tens things tion tiple tity unit of measure unit of reference unity ured vague whole numbers yard
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Halaman 243 - ... can be expressed as integers, namely, 4 cents, 4 feet, 4 pounds, and so on, with kindred ideas and operations. 3. The Primary Practical Principle in Fractions. — It is clear that this complete expression for the number process is the fundamental principle employed in the treatment of fractions : if both terms of a fraction be multiplied or divided by the same number, the numerical value of the fraction will not be changed. This principle is usually " demonstrated " ; it is, however, involved...
Halaman 206 - The process of solving equations depends upon the following principles, called axioms : 1. If equals be added to equals, the sums are equal. 2. If equals be subtracted from equals, the remainders are equal. 3. If equals be multiplied by equals, the products are equal. 4. If equals be divided by equals, the quotients are equal. 5. Like powers or like roots of equals are equal. NOTE. Axiom 4 is not true if the divisor equals zero.
Halaman 5 - ... of commodities; just as a knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pathology has transformed medicine from empiricism to applied science, so a knowledge of the structure and functions of the human being can alone elevate the school from the position of a mere workshop, a more or less cumbrous, uncertain, and even baneful institution, to that of a vital, certain, and effective instrument in the greatest of all constructions — the building of a free and powerful character. Without the assured methods...