Project Gutenberg 2006-12-29 Public domain in the USA. 327 Stanley, W. Instruction for Using a Slide Rule Don Kostuch "Instructions for Using a Slide Rule" by W. Stanley is a scientific publication written in the mid-20th century. This instructional manual provides a comprehensive guide on how to effectively use a slide rule, an essential computational tool for engineers and students before the advent of electronic calculators. The book elaborates on various mathematical operations and practical applications involving multiplication, division, square roots, and cube roots using this device. The book covers the anatomy of the slide rule and the methodical approach to performing calculations with it. It starts with fundamental operations, illustrating the process of multiplying and dividing numbers, and progresses to more complex tasks such as extracting roots and calculating areas and circumferences of circles. Throughout the manual, Stanley offers numerous examples for practice, reinforcing the concepts presented. By the end of the book, readers are encouraged to develop a familiarity and confidence with the slide rule, highlighting its utility in various real-world applications, from mathematics to practical engineering problems. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Slide-rule -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. QA Text Category: Engineering & Technology Category: Mathematics Category: How To ... 62155 2025-08-08T12:26:25.794811 text/html 60413 2021-06-01T01:43:56 text/html 3695339 2025-08-08T12:26:32.116780 application/epub+zip 3694145 2025-08-08T12:26:29.087801 application/epub+zip 79042 2025-08-08T12:26:27.751776 application/epub+zip 3791790 2025-08-08T12:26:33.980757 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3782021 2025-08-08T12:26:31.197758 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160732 2022-09-09T13:26:33.318439 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 47061 2025-08-08T12:26:25.042806 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 46830 2021-06-01T01:45:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17793 2025-08-08T12:26:34.102749 application/rdf+xml 13878 2025-08-08T12:26:28.246843 image/jpeg 3382 2025-08-08T12:26:27.999773 image/jpeg 16209 2021-06-01T01:46:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 3588071 2021-06-01T01:47:03 application/octet-stream application/zip 3691844 2025-08-08T12:26:25.957825 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog