Math Magic: How to Master Everyday Math Problems, Revised Edition | 
 enlarge | Authors: Scott Flansburg, Victoria Hay
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Category: Book
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Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 248374
Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Pages: 368
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 0060726350
Dewey Decimal Number: 513.12
EAN: 9780060726355
Publication Date: August 1, 2004
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Product Description
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.
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 should be required reading! June 29, 1999
14 out of 16 found this review helpful
This book is a breath of fresh air. It makes math fun . This is the type of book that needs to be read a few times, but it is great. I wish i had this book in high school.Anyway this book is best for high school and some college students. I hope scott writes the sequel to this book, and includes topics like , trig,stats,cal,chem,and physics etc...
It's up to you January 5, 2001
David L. Kotschessa (Conshohocken, PA USA)
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
The outcome of this book, like any book on enhancing mental abilities, is going to depend on the reader's level of ambition and practice. I've had this book for years, but only recently started devoting the time to really practicing the techniques, and they DO WORK if you do. This book will give you a running start - you've got to do the rest yourself, and devote a good portion of your time to it's practice.Books like this one can fall under the category SELF help. Ever wondered why they're called that?
Excellent November 18, 1999
You should really, really buy this book if you want to do mathematical problems in a matter of seconds!
a great help April 5, 2008
Aligator (Ohio,USA)
This book is a wonder help if you stink at math in general, and will help you perform some hard stuff in your head and have you stunning people with your quick answers, Scott does a good job keeping the language simple and the concepts easy too follow.
THIS BOOK IS EXCELLENT February 3, 2000
Hasani Carter (USA)
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
This book is one of the best books I've ever read.It teaches you to be more creative when it comes to math,thus boosting your problem-solving abilities as a whole
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