《我的第一本英文數學書》寫作于20世紀初,當時被稱為"新世紀版",它是為當時完成了口算練習的孩子們準備的一本數學課本,供他們在三年時間內學習。全書共分三部分:第一部分是關于較小數字的訓練,這些簡單的訓練課,讓小學1-3年級的學生很容易接受。第二部分教學生學習較大整數及其運算,提高他們計算的準確率與速度。第三部分則是關于小數與分數等,并進行相應的實用訓練。本書作者為愛默生·E·懷特(1829-1902),美國普渡大學第四任校長(1876-1883),任職期間,他致力于將這所大學辦成一所專業(yè)的職業(yè)學校,注重科學、技術與農業(yè)等領域的培養(yǎng),使學生不僅能成為優(yōu)秀的產業(yè)工人,還能成為優(yōu)秀的社會公民與家庭成員。他同時完成了大量關于教育管理與教學的著作,并為當時的美國學校編寫了一套數學教材。This book covers three years' work in number, and is designed for pupils who have received the oral training necessary for the successful use of a book. It consists of three parts:Part One presents a progressive series of exercises in elementary processes with small numbers. It aims to secure accuracy and skill to learn arithmetic better. Part Two is devoted to the elementary processes with large integral numbers, and the written processes are more fully developed. The special aim is to secure accuracy and rapidity in fundamental processes. Part Three presents the more elementary process with fractional numbers, common and decimal, and their more easy and practicable, are reached inductively.The entire book is carefully adapted to the capability of the pupils in the several grades as to stimulate their interest in learning arithmetic in higher grades.