Mental Maths

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.

Did you know that it's easier to add and subtract from left to right, rather than the other way round? And that you can be taught to square a three-digit number in seconds? In Think Like A Maths Genius, two mathematicians offer tips and tricks for doing tricky maths the easy way. With their help, you can learn how to perform lightning calculations in your head, discover methods of incredible memorisation and other feats of mental agility. Learn maths secrets for the real world, from adding up your shopping and calculating a restaurant tip, to figuring out gambling odds (or how much you've won) and how to solve sudoku faster.

Mental Maths is the maths we do in our heads without the use of calcu lators and without writing down the calculation. Mental Maths strategies are the 'tricks' we use to do Maths in our heads. There are different w ays of finding the answer to any Mental Maths problem, and such strategi es are the focus of this series. Even though calculators and computers p lay an enormous role in the modern world, we still need to go back to th e basics % we do need to know how to check that the sales assistant at the counter is giving us the right change! Mental Maths has become more important than ever and new primary Maths syllabuses in Australia are re flecting this. For example, NSW has placed an emphasis on Mental Maths i n its primary syllabus, and even the Year 10 School Certificate examinat ion has a compulsory non-calculator section. Features of this boo k include: 32 double-page units of Mentals are included % 8 units for each school term each unit is divided into four set s (A,B,C and D) of 20 questions each each numbered question cov ers particular Maths topics throughout the book: for example, Question 1 always covers addition, while Question 20 always covers geometry a special 'eHelp' section,, at the front of the book gives different strategies and explanations to help students solve Mentals problems. Th ese are also numbered so they link to the question numbers in each Menta ls unit a eFun Spot,, unit, containing fun activities, and a eRevision,, unit are included at the end of each 8 units extra practice,, sections which reinforce particular strategies appear in the lower part of each page. Answers to all questions are in a lift-out sect ion in the centre of the book

An experienced math teacher shares the 250 10-minute quizzes he developed that helped boost his students' mental math skills and their scores on standardized tests. Topics covered include addition, subtration, multiplication, division, numeration, patterns, percents, ratio, rounding, prime numbers, geometry and much more. Includes ready-to-use, reproducible answer sheets. Geared to the NCTM standards. For use with Grades 4-8.

"New wave mental maths is a series of student workbooks, written to provide a comprehensive and structured daily mental maths program for students in Australian primary schools."--Foreword.

Mental Maths is the maths we do in our heads without the use of calcu lators and without writing down the calculation. Mental Maths strategies are the etricks,, we use to do Maths in our heads. There are different ways of finding the answer to any Mental Maths problem, and such strate gies are the focus of this series. Even though calculators and computers play an enormous role in the modern world, we still need to go back to the basics % we do need to know how to check that the sales assistant a t the counter is giving us the right change! Mental Maths has become mor e important than ever and new primary Maths syllabuses in Australia are reflecting this. For example, NSW has placed an emphasis on Mental Maths in its primary syllabus, and even the Year 10 School Certificate examin ation has a compulsory non-calculator section. Features of this b ook include:- 32 double-page units of Mentals are included % 8 units for each school term rach unit is divided into four sets (A,B,C and D) of 20 questions each rach numbered question covers particular Maths topics throughout the book: for example, Questio n 1 always covers addition, while Question 20 always covers geometry a special e'Help' section,, at the front of the book gives differ ent strategies and explanations to help students solve Mentals problems. These are also numbered so they link to the question numbers in each Me ntals unit a eFun Spot,, unit, containing fun activities, and a eRevision,, unit are included at the end of each 8 units ext ra practice,, sections which reinforce particular strategies appear in t he lower part of each page answers to all questions are in a li ft-out section in the centre of the book