Arithmetic

A student-friendly translation and adaptation of A. P. Kiselev classic book 'Arithmetic'

The book that trained generations of the world’s strongest mathematicians — now in clear, modern American English.

This is a faithful, carefully edited English translation of Alexander Kiselev’s legendary Arithmetic — the foundation of the Russian mathematics curriculum for over a century.

Unlike modern textbooks overloaded with distractions, this book does one thing exceptionally well:

It teaches children and adults how to think mathematically.

🧠 What Makes This Book Different

Most contemporary math books:

• oversimplify concepts,
• rely on visual gimmicks,
• avoid rigor,
• and quietly lower expectations.

Kiselev does the opposite.

This book:

• builds conceptual understanding first
• trains logical reasoning
• develops numerical intuition
• introduces methods still used in olympiad math and advanced problem solving

Children are treated as capable thinkers, not passive consumers.

✨ What’s Inside

✔ Whole numbers and place value
✔ Mental arithmetic and written calculation
✔ Long multiplication and long division
✔ Fractions and ratios
✔ Logical structure behind operations
✔ Carefully graded problems — no fluff
✔ Explanations refined in classrooms for decades

All examples have been adapted for an English-speaking audience

🎯 Who This Book Is For

• Parents who want real mathematical depth for their children
• Homeschoolers seeking a proven classical curriculum
• Teachers dissatisfied with modern textbooks
• Advanced children aged 7–11 (and beyond)
• Adults who want to rebuild mathematical foundations properly

If your child enjoys thinking, this book will challenge and reward them.

📚 About the Author

Alexander Kiselev was a Russian mathematician and educator whose textbooks shaped the mathematical education of scientists, engineers, and mathematicians throughout the 20th century.

His books were used in schools that later produced:

• Fields Medalists
• leading physicists
• elite engineers
• generations of Olympiad winners

This is not nostalgia — it is pedagogical engineering.

📦 What You Get

• 📄 High-quality PDF (print-friendly)
• ✍️ Carefully edited modern English
• 🧩 Original structure preserved

• 🇺🇸 Fully adapted for US / international readers
  

No ads.
No gimmicks.
No shortcuts.

Just real mathematics.

🔒 Why This Matters

Strong mathematics education doesn’t start with apps or AI.
It starts with clear thinking, structure, and discipline.

This book delivers exactly that.