Secrets of mental math : the mathemagician's guide to lightning calculation and amazing math tricks /
| Main Author: | Benjamin, Arthur. |
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| Other Authors: | Shermer, Michael. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Call Number: | QA111 .B44 2006 |
| Institution: | Perbadanan Perpustakaan Awam Negeri Perak |
| Library: | Main Library |
| Record Id / ISBN-0: | ppap.53209 / 0307338401 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Online Public Access Catalog: | Perbadanan Perpustakaan Awam Negeri Perak |
| Published: |
New York :
Three Rivers Press,
c2006.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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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.