ERIC Number: ED623272
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Publication Date: 1925
Pages: 304
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Junior Mathematics. Book One. [1925]
Breslich, Ernst R.
Macmillan Company
Familiarity with modern methods of measurement and skill in doing quantitative thinking are essential. This text offers a "general" course intended for those who continue studies in the senior high school as well as for those who do not continue. It aims to contribute to the pupil's liberal education by preparing him to understand the quantitative aspects of contemporary civilization. Since this is a first course in secondary school mathematics, it presupposes knowledge of the fundamental operations with whole numbers, with common fractions, and with decimals. As soon as proficiency in these operations has been attained, the pupil is prepared to take up the study of this course. The following aims have been set up in the selection and organization of material: (1) The material used must fill a real need in the life of the pupil. It must be useful to him in his present school studies as well as in preparing him to perform activities in later life. It must have social value; (2) The material must be adapted to the abilities of pupils of the early adolescent period and he within their experience; (3) It is not sufficient to teach mathematics merely as a body of principles. There ought also to result training in mathematical methods of thought, effective habits of study as applied to mathematical situations, a conviction of the universal applicability of powers of concentration, and insight into the method of sound generalization in any field; (4) Quantitative relations are to be studied in three ways: geometrically, as in length, area, and graphs; algebraically, as in formulas, equations, and functions; and arithmetically, as in tables and evaluation. An abundance of work in arithmetic has been provided. The arithmetic aims to secure proficiency in the fundamental manipulative processes needed in the course of ordinary life and in the acquisition of further mathematical knowledge. Arithmetic is reviewed mainly through applications found within the domain of child life, through wide experiences in many situations. Thus, the arithmetic has changed from the formal drill process used in the lower grades, to a process of assimilation through application. The method of approach is inductive. This is the method of the beginner. The main object is thorough understanding of the concepts to be derived from numerous instances familiar to the pupil by means of examining, contrasting, and comparing. [For the 1924 edition, see ED623271. For Book Two, see ED623273.]
Publication Type: Historical Materials; Books; Guides - Classroom - Learner
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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