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100 1 _aBenjamin, Arthur.
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245 1 0 _aSecrets of mental math :
_bthe mathemagician's guide to lightning calculation and amazing math tricks /
_cArthur Benjamin and Michael Shermer.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bThree Rivers Press,
_cc2006.
300 _axxiv, 278 p. :
_bill. ;
_c21 cm.
500 _a"Originally published in different form as Mathemagics by Lowell House, Los Angeles, in 1993"--T.p. verso.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [271]-272) and index.
505 0 _aQuick 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.
650 0 _aMental arithmetic
_xStudy and teaching.
_9851
650 0 _aMagic tricks in mathematics education.
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650 0 _aMental calculators.
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700 1 _aShermer, Michael.
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700 1 _aBenjamin, Arthur.
_tMathemagics.
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