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].

Author/creator Benjamin, Arthur
Other author Shermer, Michael.
Other author Nye, Bill author of introduction, etc.
Other author Benjamin, Arthur
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Three Rivers Press, ©2006.
Descriptionxxiv, 278 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Subjects
Mental arithmetic--Study and teaching. --Juvenile literature.
Magic tricks in mathematics education--Juvenile literature.
Mental calculators--Juvenile literature.

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.
Abstract 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.
General note"Originally published in different form as Mathemagics by Lowell House, Los Angeles, in 1993"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [271]-272) and index.
LCCN 2005037289
ISBN0307338401 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780307338402
ISBN9781435288737
ISBN1435288734

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