Excerpt from Outlines of Mathematical Science: For the School-RoomThe work is but an analysis, in an abridged form, of that system of mathematical instruction which has been steadily pursued at the Military Academy over a third of a century, and which has given to that institution its celebrity as a school of mathematical science.It is the essence of this system that a principle be taught before it is applied to practice - that Science should precede Art - and that general laws and gen eral principles are the only true foundations of knowledge. Where, then, for the instruction of the young, can we find these laws and principles?About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition.

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