MATH MAGIC : The Human Calculator Shows How to Master Everyday Math Problems in Seconds /
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...
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| description | 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. In Math Magic, Flansburg shows the reader how to master the basics; How addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division really work; How to simply calculations through estimation; How to quick-check your answers; How measurements work and how to quickly convert metric measures to more familiar ones; How to figure tips and taxes and be sure you're getting the right change; How to figure percentage; and how to 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. Flansburg makes math what you may never have imagined it to be: easy and fun. Scott Flansburg's lectures, his video, Turn on the Human Calculator in You, and his "The Human Calculator" software package have helped countless children and adults learn the power of math. Victoria Hay is a freelance writer and editor. |
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| spelling | KOHA-OAI-TEST:6095572023-10-31T06:49:45ZMATH MAGIC : The Human Calculator Shows How to Master Everyday Math Problems in Seconds / Flansburg, Scott, author 651716 Hay, Victoria, author 651717 textNew York, NY : HarperCollins,1994©2013engScott 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. In Math Magic, Flansburg shows the reader how to master the basics; How addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division really work; How to simply calculations through estimation; How to quick-check your answers; How measurements work and how to quickly convert metric measures to more familiar ones; How to figure tips and taxes and be sure you're getting the right change; How to figure percentage; and how to 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. Flansburg makes math what you may never have imagined it to be: easy and fun. Scott Flansburg's lectures, his video, Turn on the Human Calculator in You, and his "The Human Calculator" software package have helped countless children and adults learn the power of math. Victoria Hay is a freelance writer and editor.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. In Math Magic, Flansburg shows the reader how to master the basics; How addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division really work; How to simply calculations through estimation; How to quick-check your answers; How measurements work and how to quickly convert metric measures to more familiar ones; How to figure tips and taxes and be sure you're getting the right change; How to figure percentage; and how to 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. Flansburg makes math what you may never have imagined it to be: easy and fun. Scott Flansburg's lectures, his video, Turn on the Human Calculator in You, and his "The Human Calculator" software package have helped countless children and adults learn the power of math. Victoria Hay is a freelance writer and editor.Wan Zulkifli Wan Yusof; MathematicsURN:ISBN:0060976195 |
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