Secrets Of Maths Tricks

The Secrets of Mental Math

Arthur T. Benjamin, Ph.D.

Professor
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Professor of Mathematics

Secrets of Mental Math.pdf

Harvey Mudd College

rofessor Arthur T. Benjamin is a Professor of

Mathematics at Harvey Mudd College. He

graduated from Carnegie Mellon University 

in 1983, where he earned a B.S. in Applied

Mathematics with university honors. He received

his Ph.D. in Mathematical Sciences in 1989 from

Johns Hopkins University, where he was supported 

by a National Science Foundation graduate fellowship and a Rufus P. Isaacs 

fellowship. Since 1989, Professor Benjamin has been a faculty member of

the Mathematics Department at Harvey Mudd College, where he has served

as department chair. He has spent sabbatical visits at Caltech, Brandeis

University, and the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. 

Just by watching this course, you will learn all the techniques that are

required to become a fast mental calculator, but if you want to actually

improve your calculating abilities, then just like with any skill, you

need to practice.

 

The ability to do rapid mental calculation can help students achieve higher scores on

standardized tests and can keep the mind sharp as we age.

 

Table of Contents

Professor Biography ............................................................................ i

Course Scope .....................................................................................1

Acknowledgments ..............................................................................3

LECTURE 1

Math in Your Head!  ............................................................................4

LECTURE 2

Mental Addition and Subtraction  ...................................................... 11

LECTURE 3

Go Forth and Multiply  ......................................................................21

LECTURE 4

Divide and Conquer  .........................................................................30

LECTURE 5

The Art of Guesstimation  .................................................................35

LECTURE 6

Mental Math and Paper  ...................................................................41

LECTURE 7

Intermediate Multiplication  ...............................................................46

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