Talk:Arithmetic/to do


 * 1) Add examples. In particular, a multiplcation table might be appropriate.
 * 2) Add more about the history
 * 3) Mention natural numbers, integers, rational numbers (of course, it is more natural to have irrational numbers first to motivate the term "rational numbers"; perhaps mention complex numbers as the arithmetic of complex numbers is simple but is a nice intellectual jump)
 * 4) Find a plausible citation (if one should exist) for 'arithmetic' used to refer to 'number theory'. Done. Brisv e  gas  07:14, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
 * 5) Citation for examples of when primary school children deal with anything more than rational and irrational numbers (it is an exaggeration to say that they deal with real numbers).