Synopsis
This book is a thorough introductory text on arithmetic. It assumes no prior knowledge of the subject and takes the reader from the basics of numbers through advanced topics like roots and logarithms. The author uses a step-by-step method of teaching and includes ample practice problems to help the student master the material. Over the course of the book, the author presents all the main topics of arithmetic, including decimals, fractions, percents, ratios, and proportions. He also covers topics such as number theory, measurement, and applications of arithmetic to real -world problems. The book is distinguished by its clear and concise explanations and its wealth of worked -out examples. The author has a gift for making complex topics understandable, and he presents them in a way that is both engaging and informative. This book is an ideal resource for anyone who wants to learn or review the basics of arithmetic. It is also a valuable reference for teachers and parents who are looking for a comprehensive and well -organized treatment of the subject.
About the Author
Tom Hill lives in Huntington, in the Green Mountains of Vermont, where he has been building boats and houses since 1972. He reckons he has built more than a hundred boats in that time, and has repaired hundreds more--everything from canoes and rowboats to 60-foot power yachts. Although he has worked with all types of wood construction as well as fiberglass, he has used glued plywood plank construction almost exclusively since being introduced to the method in 1980. Tom has taught boatbuilding classes since 1981 at The WoodenBoat School (Brooklin, Maine), The Brookfield Craft Center (Brookfield, Connecticut), the Shelburne Craft School (Shelburne, Vermont), and The Appalachian Center for the Crafts (Smithville, Tennessee). The boating he likes best is gunkholing--poking along interesting shores and exploring coves, estuaries, and inland waterways in canoes, kayaks, and small sailboats--but he appreciates ocean cruising as well, and once sailed his 28-foot sloop from Lake Champlain to the Bahamas and back while living aboard her for a year.
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