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How a Slide Rule Works Short lesson. How to Use a Slide Rule as a Bicycle Gear Chart Slide rules are useful for doing gear calculations. Briefly describes a method for doing so. Slide Rule as a Teaching Tool Examples of how the slide rule is a useful tool for teaching the mathematical concept of transformations. Examples and illustrations. Slide Rule Scales Describes the types of scales found on most slide rules. History of the Slide Rule Basic facts involving the development of the slide rule. Includes diagrams and links to information on various types of slide rules. Napier's Bones A story about the use of a 6-inch Pickett "all-metal" slide rule (Model N 200-ES), with case. The Scales of the Slide Rule Various scales in a convenient tabular form. Includes mathematical formulation of the scales. About Slide Rules Explains how to use the different scales to multiply and divide. Basic Slide Rule Instructions Explains how to multiply, find cube and square roots and other operations. Includes illustrations. The Coggeshall Slide Rule History of this unusual 1600s slide rule. |
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