Stender R., Mckelvey Κ.Κ. The Modern Slide Rule

A manual of self-instruction for schools, colleges and the professional user. — 3rd edition. — Macmillan; Cleaver-Hume Press, 1964. — 120 p. (OCR)Part I explains the working of the instrument even to those without previous knowledge of logarithms; Part II shows how to apply it to a great range of problems in engineering and other fields, and is devoted mainly to the log log and special scales; Part III consists of a large number of examples, many of them worked step by step.The Modern Slide Rule
Introduction
Logarithms Simply Explained
The Mathematical Basis of Slide Rule Calculations
Description of a Simple Slide Rule
Multiplication
Continued Products
Division
Combined Multiplication and Division
Proportions
Gauge Points
Squares
Square Roots
Computation involving Squares and Square Roots
Cubes
Cube Roots
Scale of Reciprocals
Solving Equations by Slide Rule
The Mantissa Scale L
The Sine Scale S
The Tangent Scale TMore Advanced Slide Rules
Rules with Log Log Scales
Raising any Number to any Power: Ax
Finding Roots to any Index: Sqr x/A
Logarithms to any Base: Log x / α
Rules with a Pythagoras Scale
The Folded Scales CF, DF and CIFExamples in Practical, Everyday MathematicsSpecial-purpose Instruments
The Accuracy of the Slide RuleExamples in Practical, Everyday Mathematics
Multiplication, Division, and Combined Operations
Examples on Proportions
Examples on Squares and Square Roots
Examples on Cubes and Cube Roots
Examples showing the Advantages of the Inverted Scale CI
Examples using the Mantissa Scale L
Examples using the Sine Scale S
Examples using the Tangent Scale T
Examples using the Folded Scales
Examples using the Log Log Scales
Aide Memoire