Secrets of Mental Math

Secrets of Mental Math
Author: Arthur Benjamin
Publisher: Crown
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2008-06-03
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 030734746X

These simple math secrets and tricks will forever change how you look at the world of numbers. Secrets of Mental Math will have you thinking like a math genius in no time. Get ready to amaze your friends—and yourself—with incredible calculations you never thought you could master, as renowned “mathemagician” Arthur Benjamin shares his techniques for lightning-quick calculations and amazing number tricks. This book will teach you to do math in your head faster than you ever thought possible, dramatically improve your memory for numbers, and—maybe for the first time—make mathematics fun. Yes, even you can learn to do seemingly complex equations in your head; all you need to learn are a few tricks. You’ll be able to quickly multiply and divide triple digits, compute with fractions, and determine squares, cubes, and roots without blinking an eye. No matter what your age or current math ability, Secrets of Mental Math will allow you to perform fantastic feats of the mind effortlessly. This is the math they never taught you in school.

Amazing Visual Math

Amazing Visual Math
Author: DK
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-06-16
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1465420177

Covering the essential math concepts learned in the first years of school, Amazing Visual Math brings a whole new dimension to learning. Amazing Visual Math is an interactive hands-on experience that makes math fun. Key curriculum subjects including shapes, patterns, telling time, lines of symmetry, addition, subtraction, measurement and more are explained through over 50 interactive elements throughout the book including pop-ups, flaps, and pull the tab elements, making an otherwise tedious subject entertaining. Ideal for developing manual dexterity skills and sharpening visual learning skills, Amazing Visual Math is a hands-on experience kids won't want to put down. Supports the Common Core State Standards.

Amazing Math Puzzles

Amazing Math Puzzles
Author: Adam Hart-Davis
Publisher: Orient Paperbacks
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2006-11
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9788122202533

Numbers can be fun! You will find math puzzles everywhere; in pizzas, mirrors, bicycles, candy, ice creams; even in a pirate's treasure and ancient pyramid. Start simple: imagine you have got six pink socks and six yellow socks in a drawer. How many must you take out to get a pair? Then suppose you've got six pairs of pink gloves and six pair of yellow ones. Now how may do you have to take out to get a pair? Look carefully, the question's harder than you think! You will be burning up those brain cells in no time and challenging all your friends to a game of wits.

Amazing Math

Amazing Math
Author: Sunil Tanna
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2014-10-26
Genre:
ISBN: 9781503084858

This book is a guide to the 5 Platonic solids (regular tetrahedron, cube, regular octahedron, regular dodecahedron, and regular icosahedron). These solids are important in mathematics, in nature, and are the only 5 convex regular polyhedra that exist. Topics covered include: What the Platonic solids are The history of the discovery of Platonic solids The common features of all Platonic solids The geometrical details of each Platonic solid Examples of where each type of Platonic solid occurs in nature How we know there are only five types of Platonic solid (geometric proof) A topological proof that there are only five types of Platonic solid What are dual polyhedrons What is the dual polyhedron for each of the Platonic solids The relationships between each Platonic solid and its dual polyhedron How to calculate angles in Platonic solids using trigonometric formulae The relationship between spheres and Platonic solids How to calculate the surface area of a Platonic solid How to calculate the volume of a Platonic solid Also included is a brief introduction to some other interesting types of polyhedra - prisms, antiprisms, Kepler-Poinsot polyhedra, Archimedean solids, Catalan solids, Johnson solids, and deltahedra. Some familiarity with basic trigonometry and very basic algebra (high school level) will allow you to get the most out of this book - but in order to make this book accessible to as many people as possible, it does include a brief recap on some necessary basic concepts from trigonometry.

Math Starters for Every Day of the School Year

Math Starters for Every Day of the School Year
Author: Karen D. Mancuso
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 18
Release: 2002
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780439317535

A daily-problem format makes it easy to coach students quickly on the math skills they need for standardized tests. Includes reproducibles.

How Not to Be Wrong

How Not to Be Wrong
Author: Jordan Ellenberg
Publisher: Penguin Press
Total Pages: 480
Release: 2014-05-29
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1594205221

A brilliant tour of mathematical thought and a guide to becoming a better thinker, How Not to Be Wrong shows that math is not just a long list of rules to be learned and carried out by rote. Math touches everything we do; It's what makes the world make sense. Using the mathematician's methods and hard-won insights-minus the jargon-professor and popular columnist Jordan Ellenberg guides general readers through his ideas with rigor and lively irreverence, infusing everything from election results to baseball to the existence of God and the psychology of slime molds with a heightened sense of clarity and wonder. Armed with the tools of mathematics, we can see the hidden structures beneath the messy and chaotic surface of our daily lives. How Not to Be Wrong shows us how--Publisher's description.

Amazing Math Magic

Amazing Math Magic
Author: Oliver Ho
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2002
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780806974132

Presents tricks based on maths principles. 8 yrs+

3D Math Primer for Graphics and Game Development, 2nd Edition

3D Math Primer for Graphics and Game Development, 2nd Edition
Author: Fletcher Dunn
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 848
Release: 2011-11-02
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1568817231

This engaging book presents the essential mathematics needed to describe, simulate, and render a 3D world. Reflecting both academic and in-the-trenches practical experience, the authors teach you how to describe objects and their positions, orientations, and trajectories in 3D using mathematics. The text provides an introduction to mathematics for game designers, including the fundamentals of coordinate spaces, vectors, and matrices. It also covers orientation in three dimensions, calculus and dynamics, graphics, and parametric curves.

Math in Space

Math in Space
Author: Nancy Dickmann
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9781541533578

"From the phases of the moon seen on Earth to the rotation of far off galaxies, mathematics can be used to explain what's happening in the universe. Full-color photographs and related age-appropriate math questions engage young readers and give real world applications to mathematics."--

225 Fantastic Facts Math Word Problems

225 Fantastic Facts Math Word Problems
Author: Eric Charlesworth
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2001-11
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780439256186

for two violas or small string ensemble Inspired by Minsky's hike through the terrain of the Pacific Northwest, performers will feel as though they made the trip with him. The three movements cover the styles of Bluegrass, American Waltz, and Blues Rock.