Math Magic Revised Edition

Author : Scott Flansburg
Publisher : William Morrow & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780688104764
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Math Magic written by Scott Flansburg and published by William Morrow & Company. This book was released on 1993 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at how numbers actually work, and teaches addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in a new way that makes everyday math simple to understand

Author : Scott Flansburg
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0060726350
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Math Magic Revised Edition written by Scott Flansburg and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2004-07-27 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don't live in fear of math any longer. Math Magic makes math what you may never have imagined it to be: easy and fun! Scott Flansburg -- "the Human Calculator" who believes that there are no "mathematical illiterates," just people who have not learned how to make math work for them -- demonstrates how everyone can put their phobia to rest and deal with essential every-day mathematical calculations with confidence. This is the book for millions of otherwise successful adults who are afraid to balance their checkbooks and don't know how to figure interest on savings or credit, and for the millions of students who dread their math classes and live in fear of the SAT math section. In Math Magic, Scott Flansburg shows the reader how to: Master the basics, including the real way addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division work Simplify calculations through estimation Quick-check answers Convert metric measures to more familiar ones Figure tips, taxes, and percentages -- never get short-changed again! Master algebra using the nine easy steps to algebra Math Magic is for all of us who need and want to improve our understanding of math. With the help of Flansburg, the Guinness World Record holder as the Fastest Human Calculator, you can do math just like magic.

Author : Scott Flansburg
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062434985
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Math Magic written by Scott Flansburg and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2015-06-16 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MATH MAGIC revised edition is for all of us who need and want to improve our understanding of math. Flansburg makes math what you may never have imagined it to be: easy and fun. Scott Flansburg’s heartfelt belief is that there are no “mathematical illiterates,” just people who have not learned how to make math work for them. But millions of otherwise successful adults are afraid to balance their checkbooks and don’t know how to figure interest on savings or credit. Millions of students dread their math classes and live in fear of the math section of the SAT. But, as Scott Flansburg demonstrates, anyone can put these phobias to rest and deal with essential everyday mathematical calculations with confidence. Learn how to: • Master the basics • The real way addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division work • Simplify calculations through estimation • Quick-check your answers • Convert metric measures to more familiar ones • Figure tips, taxes and percentages- Never get short changed again!

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486801179
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mathematics, Magic and Mystery written by Martin Gardner and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Famed puzzle expert explains math behind a multitude of mystifying tricks: card tricks, stage "mind reading," coin and match tricks, counting out games, geometric dissections, etc. More than 400 tricks. 135 illustrations.

Author : Colm Mulcahy
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1466509767
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mathematical Card Magic written by Colm Mulcahy and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-09-04 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mathematical card effects offer both beginning and experienced magicians an opportunity to entertain with a minimum of props. Featuring mostly original creations, Mathematical Card Magic: Fifty-Two New Effects presents an entertaining look at new mathematically based card tricks. Each chapter contains four card effects, generally starting with simple applications of a particular mathematical principle and ending with more complex ones. Practice a handful of the introductory effects and, in no time, you’ll establish your reputation as a "mathemagician." Delve a little deeper into each chapter and the mathematics gets more interesting. The author explains the mathematics as needed in an easy-to-follow way. He also provides additional details, background, and suggestions for further explorations. Suitable for recreational math buffs and amateur card lovers or as a text in a first-year seminar, this color book offers a diverse collection of new mathemagic principles and effects.

Author : Scott Flansburg
Publisher : William Morrow
ISBN 13 : 9780688135485
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Math Magic for Your Kids written by Scott Flansburg and published by William Morrow. This book was released on 1997-01-15 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learning math can be a difficult task for any child, and for many adults. But learning to work with numbers need not be a dreaded experience; in fact, it can even be fun! Scott Flansburg, also known as "the Human Calculator," can help kids learn how to add, subtract, multiply and divide without the anxiety and frustration which often accompanies learning these skills. Using techniques that make numbers easy to work with and by demonstrating how math is essential to everyday life (contrary to the lament of a great percentage of students), Math Magic for Your Kids can help maximize your child's potential to understand math and enjoy it in the process. Flansburg has helped millions of "math phobic" adults with his popular lectures and best-selling book, Math Magic. Now he is reaching out to help America's "math phobic" kids. Math Magic for Your Kids makes it easy, even for those adults who suffer from math anxiety, to help the next generation get a leg up on essential math skills.The book is specifically designed to be combined with various mathematics curricula approved by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Aimed at children aged 5 through 8, it can also benefit younger children who demonstrate a readiness for advanced number concepts and for older children who need reinforcement of basic math skills. For kids who struggle with simple math skills, Flansburg provides activities to "build a child's math sense" and help reinforce math concepts. Math Magic for Your Kids also contains information and anecdotes that relate math concepts to everyday situations, explains principles that facilitate learning in general, and provides shortcut methods as well as challenging puzzles and riddles to keep kids interested and involved. Games and exercises are designed to be executed independently or with parents' help.

Author : William H. Benson
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780486241401
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Magic Cubes written by William H. Benson and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1981 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No advanced mathematical knowledge to construct these three-dimensional mind bogglers; including pandiagonal and perfect cubes ? many entirely new constructions, too. 111 figures.

Author : Karl Fulves
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486170772
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Big Book of Magic Tricks written by Karl Fulves and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-07-13 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The best book yet on easy-to-do magic." — Martin Gardner Amaze friends, astonish your family, and fascinate any audience by infallibly dealing a royal flush, correctly predicting the outcome of the World Series, unmasking a psychic fraud, and performing a host of other dazzling deceptions. You can do it with the help of this book, one of the best guides to magic tricks that don't require long hours of practice or elaborate preparation. You'll find invaluable techniques — clearly demonstrated with abundant illustrations — for accomplishing magical feats with cards, coins, rope, comedy magic, mental displays of dexterity and much more, as well as expert advice for practicing psychological misdirection and dramatic presentation. Although the tricks in this book require little in the way of props, sleight of hand or a high degree of skill, the effects they produce are astounding. Novices especially will find Big Book of Magic Tricks a wonderful introduction to the art of conjuring but the book is crammed with so much choice new information that even professional magicians can learn something. "This book is quality — the tricks are effective, the methods ingenious, and the advice Fulves gives on presenting the tricks properly is excellent." — Robert Dike Blair

Author : Jakow Trachtenberg
Publisher : Souvenir Press
ISBN 13 : 0285639951
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Trachtenberg Speed System of Basic Mathematics written by Jakow Trachtenberg and published by Souvenir Press. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever find yourself struggling to check a bill or tax on a payslip? The Trachtenberg Speed System provides a course in refining basic mathematics skills to tackle large sums before simplifying to increase concentration and ability in day-to-day arithmetic. The Trachtenberg system has been described as the 'shorthand of mathematics' and only requires the ability to count from one to eleven. Using a series of simplified keys, it allows anyone to master numbers and calculations giving greater speed, ease in handling numbers and increasing accuracy. Jakow Trachtenberg believed that everyone is born with phenomenal abilities to calculate. He devised a set of rules that allows every child to make multiplication, division, addition, subtraction and square-root calculations with unerring accuracy and at remarkable speed. A perfect entry into gaining confidence with numbers.

Author : Calvin C. Clawson
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1489960805
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mathematical Mysteries written by Calvin C. Clawson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-11-09 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A meditation on the beauty and meaning of numbers, exploring mathematical equations, describing some of the mathematical discoveries of the past millennia, and pondering philosophical questions about the relation of numbers to the universe.