QRV-211 Modern Arithmetic for CLAA Students

This course, designed by Mr. William C. Michael exclusively for students of the Classical Liberal Arts Academy, provides a rigorous introduction to modern Arithmetic from an axiomatic perspective. Drawing upon John Kirkby’s Arithmetical Institutions, students are guided through the foundational principles, definitions, and logical structure of modern numerical reasoning. The course bridges the historical methods of classical arithmetic with the systematic clarity of modern mathematics, offering CLAA students a disciplined understanding of number, operation, and proof consistent with the Academy’s classical and philosophical standards.