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Loading... The Secrets of Mental Math (2006)by Arthur Benjamin, Michael Shermer
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Contains techniques for lightning fast mental calculation and other things for elementary mathematics and random tricks. For instance, it includes the phonetic memory system for recalling numbers and a way to calculate dates in your head. The techniques listed in the book are a bit counter intuitive, but they work pretty well. The book also contains problems for you to do on your own in order for you to go and improve your abilities at this particular skill. Also contained within are biographies of other historical lightning calculators and random bits of trivia which makes this book pretty interesting. no reviews | add a review
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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. No library descriptions found. |
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