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Birkhauser
Boston + Basel + BerlinContents
1 Intraduction
2 Exchange of terms in addition
3 Exchange of terms in multiplication
4 Addition in the decimal number system
5 The multiplication table and the multiplication algorithm
6 The division algorithm
7 The binary system
8 The commutative law
9 The associative law
10 The use of parentheses
11 The distributive law
12 Letters in algebra
13 The addition of negative numbers
14 The multiplication of negative numbers
15 Dealing with fractions
16 Powers
17 Big numbers around us
18 Negative powers
19 Small numbers around us
20 How to multiply a™ by a”, or
why our definition is convenient
21 The rule of multiplication for powers
22 Formula for short multiplication: The square of a sum
23 How to explain the square of the sum formula
to your younger brother or sister
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