The new tutor's assistant; being a compendium of arithmetic, and a complete question-book. The rules are versified; a plan entirely new, and much better adapted to young minds than that of prose. Containing, I. Arithmetic in Whole Numbers. II. Vulgar Fractions. III. Decimals, with the Extraction of Roots, Rules for calculating Interest, Annuities, Pensions in Arrears, the present Worth of Annuities, &c. either by Simple or Compound Interest. IV. Duodecimals, applied to measuring, with proper Examples. V. A Collection of promiscuous Questions. VI. A general Table for calculating Interest at any Rate per Cent. Rents, Salary, &c. By Francis Walkingame, Writing-Master and Accomptant. Author of The Tutor's Assistant, Arithmetical Tables, &c.

People / Organizations

• Francis Walkingame (Author)

Imprint

[London]: Printed for the author; and sold by J. Scatcherd, and I. [sic] Whitaker, successors to E. Johnson, Ave-Mary-Lane, 1781.

Publication year

1781-1781

ESTC No.

T14607

Grub Street ID

192753

Description

[3],vi-vii,[7],175,[5]p. ; 12⁰

Note

Advertisement for F. Walkingame inserted between sig A6 and B.

The last 5-pages contain advertisements.

In five parts.