Showing posts with label #multiplication. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #multiplication. Show all posts

Saturday, February 02, 2019

Regarding that New "New Math"

With all the talk of New "New Math," I thought a glimpse of an 1882 guide on the subject might be worth a look.  I'm still trying to work through the "tutorial." From "Parson's Hand-Book of Forms," published in Battle Creek by J. E. White of 5 West Main Street:


...and just wait for the piece on fractions...