Mathematics for the Practical Man, Explaining Simply and Quickly: All the Elements of Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Logarithms, Coördinate Geometry, Calculus

From the PREFACE. IN preparing this work the author has been prompted by many reasons, the most important of which are: The dearth of short but complete books covering the fundamentals of mathematics.
The tendency of those elementary books which " begin at the beginning " to treat the subject in a popular rather than in a scientific manner. Those who have had experience in lecturing to large bodies of men in night classes know that they are composed partly of practical engineers who have had...