PREFACE'Cms text presents a course in elementary mathematics adapted to the needs o{ students in the freshman year of an ordinary college or technical school course, aud of students in the first year of a junior college. The material of the text includes the essential and vital features of the work commonly covered in the past in separate courses in college algebra, trigonometry, and analytical geometry.The fundamental idea of the development is to emphasize- the fact that mathematics cannot be artificially divided into compartments with separate labels, as we have been in the habit of doing, and to show the essential unity and harmony and interplay between the two great fields into which mathematics may properly be divided; viz., analysis and geometry.A further fundamental feature of this work is the insistence upon illustrations drawn from fields with which the ordinary student lias renl experience. The authors believe that an illustration taken from life adds to the cultural About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org