Elements of Algebra

I'm a very slow learner. I've always had a problem with understanding things. Especially math. But this book has changed things for me because of the explanations it contains. And even though I've never had much money, it is worth twice the price. For what its worth, that's my honest opinion.

I really enjoy short focused chapters, unlike in a lot of modern textbooks, they never drag on, but keep you interested. The tone of the book is conversational, not formal at all. You can really tell that Euler enjoyed teaching as much as he enjoyed doing mathematics.The reprint is very high quality. Though normally, I wouldn't trust anything that comes out of Microsoft Word, the book's typesetting is of high quality. It's not TeX, you will not find a single ligature here, or sub-millimeter precision spacing, but it still looks good. Some of the decorum, the squiggly lines announcing each new chapter, seem to have been lost in translation to new format, so pages look a little austere in comparison to original. Title image is noticeably pixelated, a little more care could be taken to pick out a higher resolution image for the title page. But other than that there's nothing I can nitpick on.EDIT: Found a blooper: reference numbers don't match up!

I downloaded the book to my i-Pad. Reading the book is too much work. I was required to make at least 2 adjustments for each page. A vertical adjustment, then a horizontal adjustment. At times a 3rd or 4th adjustment was required.I used to volunteer time to the Guttenberg Project where I corrected textual errors in old books no longer in print. This book would never have passed inspection. If I had submitted a book like this to the person above me in rank, she would have sent me packing...saying "go volunteer your time for something else."

I purchased this book excepting it to be a tad bit shorter but that was my fault as a consumer making spontaneous purchases rather than investigating a bit further. This is a textbook sized book and it packs a lot of information all taught by Euler (possibly the greatest mathematician known to man). Some of the language used in the book can be a bit confusing but considering this is a reprint and probably was translated by people without math degrees it is passable.Definitely worth its value.

Leonhard Euler is both founder of modern algebra and widely believed to be the best pure mathematician ever. According to the story I've heard, Euler went blind late in life but to have something to do he obtained the services of a normal person not educated in mathematics and used him as an intellectual mirror to write this book. He only put explanations in this book that helper could master. Amazingly, the helper mastered the material. How clever.

I liked the beginning where Euler defines the mathematical symbols to be used. For instance, we learn that equal to (=) is beginning to be used at the time. Further on, when defining numbers (natural, rational,...) It is clear that at the time there was not an axiomatic number definition. Rather, Euler defines number properties with clear applied examples (investment, principal, debts an so on ). The last chapters are devoted to solving equations up to third degree. These turned out being rather cryptic for a non professional practitioner.Altogether, the book is a sort of showcase of the practice and teaching of mathematics at the time, and I bought it for that. I have no complaints about.The translator/editor did a good job updating the symbols and keeping the tangy archaic writing.

In my humble opinion, I can not trust the editing work of this publication, I can not trust that the editor's focus has been on ensuring no mistakes on the actual content as the editors don't appear anywhere close to being professional, I do not believe any trained editors will allow themselves to the space of dedication on a classical work like this one. It's comical to think a pirate publisher prints a dedication on the cover telling reader how much hard work it went into in making pirate books available. I would caution anyone who buys books on Amazon to pay close attention to digital publishing houses founded in recent years.I copied the dedication below for you to judge for yourself."Dedication:Editors rarely have the opportunity to write a dedication, but I have allowed myself, with your permission, this singular honor......TO THE TYPESETTOR!"

He was so prolific and had such an impact on the field of math that anything he wrote is significant and should be read by anyone serious about learning math. He is one of the giants whose shoulders Newton famously said he stood upon to reach the heights he did, which were also enormous

Beautiful

Para matemáticos: um obra que tem que ser lida, e relida. Várias vezes do grande Mestre Leonhard Euler. Excelente! Notei na obra um paralelo dele com a estupenda obra de Euclides (Elementos)To all mathematicians: a must read, as much as possible. From the great master Leonhard Euler! Excellent. I've noticed some sort of inspiration on the superb book of Euclides cornestone of Geometry.

Leonhard Euler was one of the greatest and most prolific mathematicians of all time. His work was of vital importance to a bewildering variety of fields, many of which he himself created. Yet, as with most modern mathematicians, his work was and remains inaccessible to most of us. Amitabh Chandra Aruni Vill.+ Po. - Mejorganj, Sitamarhi, Bihar

The contents of the book are good and well written. However, the format is beyond disgrace. It looks as if it was written down using a typewriter. Really, there is no need nowadays to translate such a fantastic book using Word. Latex editors are the best option and relying on something lesser greatly diminishes the value of this book.

El algebra de Euler sigue siendo de gran actualidad. La minuciosidad con que plantea los temas es extraordinaria. En muchos detalles se muestra la genialidad del autor. El libro se lee bien aunque aparecen espacios o divide palabras que no debía ocurrir. He podido leerlo en mi PC, pero no en el kindle.