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Excerpt from Solutions of the Cambridge Problems: Proposed by the Moderators to the Candidates for Honors at the Examination for the Degree of B. A., January, 1831; To Which Are Added, Essays on Various Points of Pure and Mixed Mathematics The design of this Work being not merely to present the Student with the formal Solutions of the Senate-House Problems; but to facilitate his application of general principles to the solutions of others (to which purpose the Senate-House Problems are in general well adapted); the Author considers this a sufficient reason for having dwelt at some length on those points often imperfectly considered by the Student; to the exclusion of some of the simpler details in which little or no assistance is required. In explaining the Undulatory Theory of Light, the Author feels himself bound to acknowledge having made an extensive use of the writings of Mr. Fresnel: he also takes this opportunity of acknowledging the kindness of Mr. Bowstead and Mr. Challis in allowing the use of their Problems, to the latter of which gentlemen he is indebted for Articles 13, 19, and 20, of the Friday Evening Problems. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.