Secrets of mental math : the mathemagician's guide to lightning calculation and amazing math tricks / Arthur Benjamin and Michael Shermer.
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TextPublication details: New York : Three Rivers Press, c2006. Edition: 1st edDescription: xxiv, 278 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN: 0307338401 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780307338402Subject(s): Mental arithmetic -- Study and teaching | Magic tricks in mathematics education | Mental calculatorsDDC classification: 510 BEN LOC classification: QA111 | .B44 2006Online resources: Table of contents only | Contributor biographical information | Publisher description | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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PK 4 - Perpustakaan Komuniti UTC Ipoh Reference | Reference | LC/R 510 BEN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not For Loan | LC/R | 0009858859 | |
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"Originally published in different form as Mathemagics by Lowell House, Los Angeles, in 1993"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-272) and index.
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.
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