Rapid Math Tricks & Tips
30 Days to Number Power
1st Edition
Published on 15. September 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-471-57563-4 (ISBN)
Description
Demonstrates a slew of time-saving tips and tricks for performing common math calculations. Contains sample problems for each trick, leading the reader through step-by-step. Features two mid-terms and a final exam to test your progress plus hundreds of exercise problems ranging from simple to more sophisticated. Also includes sections on ``Mathematical Curiosities'' and ``Parlor Tricks'' for math lovers.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 252 mm
Width: 179 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
422 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-57563-4 (9780471575634)
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EDWARD H. JULIUS is a graduate of Rutgers and the Wharton School, is an award-winning professor of business administration at California Lutheran University. He is the author of many books; his math titles include Rapid Math Tricks and Tips and Rapid Math in 10 Days. His lectures and workshops on rapid math are popular with young people and adults alike.
Content
Introduction 1
Week 1: Multiplication and Division I 13
Week 2: Multiplication and Division II 55
Week 3: Addition and Subtraction 99
Week 4: Conversion Tricks and Estimation 141
Days 29 and 30: Grand Finale 183
Pre-Test Revisited 192
Final Exam 192
In Conclusion 195
Solutions 197
Summary of the 60 Number-Power Tricks for Handy Reference 227
Week 1: Multiplication and Division I 13
Week 2: Multiplication and Division II 55
Week 3: Addition and Subtraction 99
Week 4: Conversion Tricks and Estimation 141
Days 29 and 30: Grand Finale 183
Pre-Test Revisited 192
Final Exam 192
In Conclusion 195
Solutions 197
Summary of the 60 Number-Power Tricks for Handy Reference 227