Secrets of mental math, the mathemagician's guide to lightning calculation and amazing math tricks, Arthur Benjamin and Michael Shermer ; [foreword by Bill Nye the Science Guy]
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Secrets of mental math, the mathemagician's guide to lightning calculation and amazing math tricks, Arthur Benjamin and Michael Shermer ; [foreword by Bill Nye the Science Guy]
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [271]-272) and index
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non fiction
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Secrets of mental math
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62742585
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Arthur Benjamin and Michael Shermer ; [foreword by Bill Nye the Science Guy]
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the mathemagician's guide to lightning calculation and amazing math tricks
Summary
An accessible guide to mathematical calculation reveals the secrets of rapid mental calculation, memorization, and other feats of the mind, with tips on how to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and work with fractions, squares, and cube roots
Table Of Contents
Quick tricks : easy (and impressive) calculations -- A little give and take : mental addition and subtraction -- Products of a misspent youth : basic multiplication -- New and improved products : intermediate multiplication -- Divide and conquer : mental division -- Good enough : the art of "guesstimation" -- Math for the board : pencil-and-paper math -- A memorable chapter : memorizing numbers -- The tough stuff made easy : advanced multiplication -- Presto-digit-ation : the art of mathematical magic -- Epilogue by Michael Shermer : how math helps us think about weird things
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adult
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