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Secrets of mental math : the mathemagician's guide to lightning calculation and amazing math tricks
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
Secrets of mental math : the mathemagician's guide to lightning calculation and amazing math tricks
AUTHOR:
Benjamin, Arthur

Shermer, Michael
ISBN:
9780307338402
EDITION:
1st ed.
PUBLICATION_INFO:
New York : Three Rivers Press, 2006
PHYSICAL_DESC:
xxiv, 278 p. ; 20 cm
GENERAL_NOTE:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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.
SUBJECT:
Mental arithmetic -- Study and teaching
Magic tricks in mathematics education
Mental calculators