Systematic slide rule technique: an analytical survey of modern slide rule theory and practice for technical students and all who make calculations
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Preface ........... v
CHAPTER 1
Introductory ......... 1
Brief history of logarithms and the slide rule—General description
CHAPTER 2
Scale Elements, Nomenclature and Logarithms ... 5
Graduation distance formula—Interval length formula—Elementary fixed
conjugate scales—Fundamental operations on the slide rule—Linear and non¬
linear scales—Common logarithms—Naperian logarithms—Equations
CHAPTER 3
Logarithmic Scales . . . . . . . .14
Fixed conjugate and extended scales—Range of scales of BX and correlated
expressions—Range of scales of (BX)m and correlated expressions—Trigono¬
metric scales—Vl — ((MX)2 scale—Commercial scales
CHAPTER 4
Log Log and Hyperbolic Scales ...... 25
Log10log10 scales and correlated expressions—Logjjlog,, scales and correlated
expressions—Hyperbolic scales—Hyperbolic equations
CHAPTER 5
Design Features and Scale Reading 31
Mannheim type slide rule—Duplex type slide rule—The cursor—Magnifiers—
Gauge marks for constants—Scale reading—Probable error
CHAPTER 6
Placing the Decimal Point ....... 39
Decimal point position—Approximation method—Anti mantissa method—
Counting digits and ciphers method
CHAPTER 7
Putting the Scales to Work ....... 46
Scales C and D—Multiplication—Division—Proportion—Setting diagrams—
Interpreting slide settings, Methods 1 to 6—Worked examples—Practice
examples
CHAPTER 8
Folded, Inverse, Power and Root Scales at Work . . 55
C, D and folded scales in cooperation—0, D, inverse and folded scales in co¬
operation—C, D, A and B scales in cooperation—Folded and inverse scales on
the slide—Commercial scales—Square, cube, square root and cube root scales—
Correlated expressions—Worked examples—Practice examples
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viii contents
CHAPTER 9 PAGE
Trigonometric Scales at Work ...... 67
Trigonometric equations—Degrees to radians—Trigonometric scales on the slide
—Vectors, complex quantities and equations—Worked examples—Practice
examples
CHAPTER 10
Log, Log Log and Hyperbolic Scales at Work ... 79
Logarithms, antilogarithms, powers and roots from C, CI, D and L scales—
Logarithms from log10log10 scales—Powers and roots from log10log10 scales—
Correlated expressions—Proportion with logi0log10 scales—Values outside the
scale ranges—Log10loge scales and correlated expressions—Logarithms to any
base—Hyperbolic scales on the slide rule—Hyperbolic functions, complex
quantities and equations—Worked examples—Practice examples
CHAPTER 11
Cylindrical, Disc and Flat Calculators .... 96
The Puller cylindrical calculator—The Otis King cylindrical calculator—
Cylindrical calculators with discontinuous scales—Flat surface calculators
with discontinuous scales—Disc calculators with circular scales—Disc calcu¬
lators with spiral scales
CHAPTER 12
Single function Slide Rules . . . . . .102
Extended scale principles—Five steps in designing single function calculators—
Slide rule for F = 5,252H/B?i—Disc calculator for F = 5,2S2H/Rn—Slide
rule for P = G(t l)2/(a2 + 62)—Slide rule for t = e0 07453»,u
APPENDIX 1
Typical Straight scale Instruments . . . . .109
APPENDIX 2
Slide Rule Strategy . . . . . . . .116
Simplifying—More accurate results—Dealing with powers and roots—Solving
quadratic equations—Scale recognition
APPENDIX 3
Useful Formulae . . . . . . . . .122
Approximations—Percentages—Simple interest—Compound interest
Index ........... 125
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