This great Hardcover text is an Absolute Must have
for any serious Engineer, Draftsman or
Mechanical drawing Student studying the old Style
SLIDE RULE and Mathematics!
Titled:
" FORMULAS ~ CUBE ROOT ~ LOGARITHMS "
Author ~ I. C. S. Staff
Published by INTERNATIONAL TEXTBOOK COMPANY (235B)
Copyright 1938
This superbly written and illustrated book
is an excellent information source
On Cube Roots, Logarithms,
Formulas and Mathematics.
CONDITION:
Heavy Semi - gloss pages are cream colored,
supple and tightly bound inside.
The Covers have NO wear.
The Gold Gilt Lettering Screams Out at You.
The Interior Looks Pristine!
The Blue Page Edges are Gorgeous!
This Text is in Excellent Condition for
A 74 Year Old Teaching Guide and
Would Make an Awesome Christmas Gift
For the Engineer in Your Life.
The condition is considered
" LIKE NEW "
by industry standards.
This is an awesome study book that was used to assist
students in their acquisition of Mathematical knowledge.
It is filled with exquisite Mathematic Equations
and Logarithm Tables.
This masterpiece is surrounded by blind stamped dark Indigo blue covers,
blue marblized pastedown endpapers and fly leaf.
The spine has Gold ink lettering and dark blue page edges.
It measures in at 5" by 7 5/8".
This text is divided into 3 Sections.
Section 1 has 57 Pages.
Section 2 has 24 Pages.
Section 3 has 47 Pages
plus 20 Pages of Logarithms
and other useful Numerical Information.
For a total 148 pages of incredible information
not easily found in modern books!
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Listed below are all
of the chapters of this Text:
FORMULAS
ELEMENTARY OPERATIONS
USE OF SYMBOLS
Rules and Formulas Compared;
Arithmetical Signs and Their Applications.
EQUATIONS FORMED WITH NUMBERS
Fundamental Principles;
Adding a Quantity to both members of an Equation;
Multiplying or Dividing Both Members by the Same Quantity;
Transformation.
EQUATIONS FORMED WITH SYMBOLS
Application of Symbols;
Operation with Terms of an Equation;
Parenthesis;
Equations with One Unknown Term.
APPLICATION OF FORMULAS
SOLUTION OF SIMPLE STANDARD FORMULAS
Transformation of Formulas;
Formulas Relating to Electrical and Steam Engineering;
Formulas Relating to Mensuration and Mine Ventilation;
Formulas Relating to Beams and Columns.
CUBE ROOT
EXTRACTION OF CUBE ROOT
METHODS AVAILABLE
Introduction;
Trial - and - error Method;
Table Method;
Exact Method;
Cube Root of Fractions.
APPLICATION OF CUBE ROOT
LOGARITHMS
EXPONENTS
Use of Logarithms;
Powers of Numbers;
Use of Exponents;
Positive and Negative Quantities;
Negative Exponents;
Roots of Numbers;
Fractional Exponents;
LOGARITHMS OF NUMBERS
DEFINITIONS
DETERMINATION OF CHARACTERISTICS OF A LOGARITHM
DETERMINATION OF MANTISSA OF A LOGARITHM
Mantissa for Numbers with Not More Than Four Significant Figures;
Significant Figures;
Mantissa for Numbers with More Than Four Significant Figures;
General Principles of Interpolation;
Tables of Proportional Parts.
DETERMINATION OF ANTILOGARITHMS
Finding Antilogarithms Directly From Table;
General Principle;
Rules for Locating Decimal Point;
Types of Problems in Finding Antilogarithms;
Finding Antilogarithms by Interpolation;
PRACTICAL APPLIACTIONS OF LOGARITHMS
MULTIPLICATION BY USE OF LOGARITHMS
General Rule for Multiplication;
Multiplication of Numbers Greater Than One;
Multiplication Involving Numbers Wholly Decimal;
Care in Use of Abbreviation Log.
DIVISION BY USE OF LOGARITHMS
FINDING POWERS AND ROOTS BY LOGARITHMS
Finding Powers of Numbers;
Extracting Roots of Numbers;
Examples for Practice.
COMBINATION OF OPERATIONS
Types of Computations;
Calculations Involving Multiplication and Division;
Calculations Involving Powers and Roots;
Computations Involving Addition and Subtraction;
Computations in Which a Logarithm is a Factor;
Accuracy of Results Obtained by Use of Five - place Logarithmic Table;
Examples for Practice.
CO LOGARITHMS
HYPERBOLIC LOGARITHMS
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