Original Exercises in Plane and Solid Geometry (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Original Exercises in Plane and Solid Geometry During the last few years the custom has become quite general in high schools and academies of giving a general review of preparatory mathematics during the last year of the course; and of that review a portion now universally recognized as holding a place of great importance is the original work designed to round out a student's course in plane and solid geometry. This collection of theorems, constructions, and numerical problems is designed to supply the material for this original work. The exercises which make up the book are arranged somewhat promiscuously, the design being that the student shall not be restricted in his method of proof; just as he is not restricted in his method of proof for any original exercise he may be asked to solve when he attempts to pass his entrance examination to college. In the preparation of these exercises the author has sought: - 1. To obtain variety, combined with proper gradation from easy to difficult problems. 2. To generalize whenever it was possible. In other words, to gather up in one problem as many kindred problems as seemed judicious. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.