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AUTHOR
Benjamin, Arthur.
TITLE
Secrets of mental math : the mathemagician's guide to lightning calculation and amazing math tricks / Arthur Benjamin and Michael Shermer.
IMPRINT
New York : Three Rivers Press, c2006.
DESCRIPTION
xxiv, 278 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
NOTE
"Originally published in different form as Mathemagics by Lowell House, Los Angeles, in 1993"--T.p. verso.
NOTE
Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-272) and index.
CONTENT NOTE
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
Magic tricks in mathematics education.
SUBJECT
Mental arithmetic -- Study and teaching.
SUBJECT
Mental calculators.
DISCIPLINE
Mathematics.
OTHER AUTHOR
Benjamin, Arthur. Mathemagics.
OTHER AUTHOR
Shermer, Michael.
OTHER TITLE
Mathemagician's guide to lightning calculation and amazing math tricks.
ISBN
9780307338402.
Location
Call Number
Status
ENG
510 BEN
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