The Retrospective Tutor's Assistant Part 1: Being A Compendium Of Practical Arithmetic, Both Mental And Scriptory (1839) by Thomas Smith is a comprehensive guide to practical arithmetic. The book is designed to assist tutors in teaching students the fundamental principles of arithmetic. It covers a wide range of topics, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, and percentages. The book is divided into two parts, with the first part focusing on mental arithmetic and the second part on scriptory arithmetic. The mental arithmetic section includes exercises and examples that aim to improve students' mental calculation skills. The scriptory arithmetic section covers the more formal written methods of arithmetic, including long multiplication and division. The book also includes a section on practical applications of arithmetic, such as calculating interest and profit and loss. The Retrospective Tutor's Assistant Part 1 is a valuable resource for students and tutors alike, providing a comprehensive and practical guide to arithmetic.In Two Parts.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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