Quicker Maths

Learn how to easily do quick mental math calculations Speed Math for Kids is your guide to becoming a math genius--even if you have struggled with math in the past. Believe it or not, you have the ability to perform lightning quick calculations that will astonish your friends, family, and teachers. You'll be able to master your multiplication tables in minutes, and learn basic number facts while doing it. While the other kids in class are still writing down the problems, you can be calling out the answers. Speed Math for Kids is all about playing with mathematics. This fun-filled book will teach you: How to multiply and divide large numbers in your head What you can do to make addition and subtraction easy Tricks for understanding fractions and decimals How to quickly check answers every time you make a calculation And much more If you're looking for a foolproof way to do multiplication, division, factoring estimating, and more, Speed Math for Kids is the book for you. With enough practice you'll go straight to the top of the class!

Maths + history + jokes - boring bits = A Quick History of Maths. This book begins around 43,000 years ago with a notched baboon leg, the Lebombo bone (the very first mathematical object in the world) and rushes us past Hindu numerals and the invention of zero, via Pythagoras, Pascal and probability, right up to the present day, with big data and the maths that rules our digital lives. Geometri-cool! You will discover: How to count on your fingers (there are more ways than you might think!) Why we have 60 seconds in a minute (hint: it’s to do with the ancient Babylonians) How to count like an Egyptian (using hieroglyphs) Why it’s hip to be square using square numbers A Pythagorean party trick The naked truth of Archimedes’ bath time mathematics How to do matha-magic with magic squares …and much more. In chronological order from pre-history to present day, this is the story of maths itself. It’s 43,000 years of human mathematical endeavor squeezed into one book for your reading pleasure. Illustrated with funny cartoons and packed with fascinating facts, you’ll be laughing and learning how to be a better mathematician.

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.

This photocopiable resource for Key Stage 2 is divided into two main parts. The first covers the important areas of mental maths, such as the four rules, fractions, decimals, money and time, and the second part presents associated topics to enable pupils to employ mental skills in contexts such as shape and measures. The work is at two levels of difficulty: National Curriculum Level 3, and Levels 4-5.

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.

1. The book is the complete Preparatory Guide for Banking Awareness 2. Entire syllabus has been split into 11 chapter 3. Each chapter contains theories and solved problems for revision 4. Unsolved problems have been accompanied after every chapter 5. Banking Glossary have provided after every chapter 6. 5 Practice Sets have been given for self-analysis The updated edition of “Banking Awareness” serves as an extremely valuable asset for aspirants who are preparing for banking recruitment exams. Especially designed according to the latest pattern, this book is divided into 18 chapters, giving proper coverage in Economy, Banking and Finance Sector, etc. All the relevant & important chapters & topics on Banking Awareness are covered in the book concisely in a reader-friendly manner. Most of the practice questions given in the book are incorporated from various previous years’ question papers & solved Papers in a Chapterwise manner. 3 Practice sets, abbreviation and glossary are given at the end. This book not only serves as study guide but also as a practice tool to test your banking knowledge. It is highly recommended for the aspirants to sharpen their Problem solving skills with intensive practice of numerous questions provided in the book, and prepare them to face their exam with confidence. TOC Indian Banking and its History, Indian Banking Structure, Reserve Bank of India, Banking Regulation System, Banking Innovation in India, Banking Services in India, Financial Reforms in Banks, Banking Committees and Financial Standards, Financial Institutions in India, Money and Financial Market, Capital Market, Insurance and NBFCs, Tax System in India, Public Finance and Budget, Indian Economy, Industry and Trade, International Organisation and World Bank, Important Government Schemes, Practice Sets (1-3), Abbreviation, Glossary, Financial and Banking Current Affairs.

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.