Constructive Text-book of Practical Mathematics, Volume 2J. Wiley & Sons, 1913 - Mathematics |
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... apply in their daily work after graduation . It must be presented in such form and manner during the entire course that its use and application shall be an acquired art the same as the use of any other tool . This text in form and ...
... apply in their daily work after graduation . It must be presented in such form and manner during the entire course that its use and application shall be an acquired art the same as the use of any other tool . This text in form and ...
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... application to the numerous computations in technical industries . That a student may have the best means of securing an accurate result , the chapters on Logarithms and the Slide- rule are the most complete yet written concerning every ...
... application to the numerous computations in technical industries . That a student may have the best means of securing an accurate result , the chapters on Logarithms and the Slide- rule are the most complete yet written concerning every ...
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... all the parts are positive . Make no effort to memorize these axioms as they will become familiar through repeated application . CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION SECTION 1 , ALGEBRAIC NOTATION . EXERCISE 10 13 TECHNICAL ALGEBRA.
... all the parts are positive . Make no effort to memorize these axioms as they will become familiar through repeated application . CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION SECTION 1 , ALGEBRAIC NOTATION . EXERCISE 10 13 TECHNICAL ALGEBRA.
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... application of mathematics any letter may denote an unknown quantity , usually the initial letter of the word by which the quantity is named , as V for velocity . A for area , C for circumference , etc. Copy the following equations in ...
... application of mathematics any letter may denote an unknown quantity , usually the initial letter of the word by which the quantity is named , as V for velocity . A for area , C for circumference , etc. Copy the following equations in ...
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... applying this law to three proportions in your work - book , as written in exercise 2 , page 13 . 36. A Simple - Geared Lathe . The drawing shows the arrangement of gears on a simple - geared lathe . Through the train of gears the ...
... applying this law to three proportions in your work - book , as written in exercise 2 , page 13 . 36. A Simple - Geared Lathe . The drawing shows the arrangement of gears on a simple - geared lathe . Through the train of gears the ...
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Page 83 - It has been found by experiment that the weight of a body varies inversely as the square of its distance from the center of the earth. If a...
Page 219 - The logarithm of a number is the exponent of the power to which it is necessary to raise a fixed number, in order to produce the first number.
Page 29 - The hypotenuse of a right triangle is the side opposite the right angle. The sides including the right angle are sometimes called the arms of the right triangle.
Page 298 - The characteristic of a number less than 1 is found by subtracting from 9 the number of ciphers between the decimal point and the first significant digit, and writing — 10 after the result.
Page 81 - The velocity of a falling body varies as the time during which it has fallen from rest. If the velocity of a falling body...
Page 87 - It has been found by experiment that the distance a body falls from rest varies as the square of the time.
Page 45 - P = mean effective pressure in pounds per square inch; L = length of stroke in feet; A =area of piston in square inches; N = number of strokes per minute = revolutions per minute x 2.
Page 83 - The Volume of a Gas. The volume of a gas varies inversely as the height of the mercury in the barometer.
Page 242 - The logarithm of a fraction is equal to the difference obtained by subtracting the logarithm of the denominator from the logarithm of the numerator : log (os/6) = log a — log b. For, if 10' = a and 10£ •= b, then IQI-L — a _}.
Page 100 - Glasgow had already discovered in 1830 his "law of gaseous diffusion" ( the relative rates of diffusion of gases are inversely proportional to the square roots of the densities) when he began his work on the phosphoric acids.