Development of Arithmetic as a School Subject ...

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University of Chicago, 1917 - Всего страниц: 168

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Стр. 159 - Stoddard, John F. Methods of teaching arithmetic and key to Stoddard's American mental arithmetic. ARITHMETIC TEXTS. Some of the more important series of arithmetics have been described in Chapter VIII. The authors of these series are included in this list and a page reference is given to Chapter VIII. No attempt has been made to give a complete list of the arithmetic texts published during the period. Those interested in such a list are referred to the bibliography by JM Greenwood and Artemas Martin....
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