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Fractions For Dummies

by Mark Zegarelli ...

An easy, straightforward, and fun guide for learning fractions and its counterpartsFractions For Dummies is the perfect strategy guide for both understanding and using one of math's most common (and most challenging) topic areas. You'll explore current solving strategies for fraction-related problems, and you'll also discover how to solve problems involving fractions' closely related cousins, ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

An easy, straightforward, and fun guide for learning fractions and its counterpartsFractions For Dummies is the perfect strategy guide for both understanding and using one of math's most common (and most challenging) topic areas. You'll explore current solving strategies for fraction-related problems, and you'll also discover how to solve problems involving fractions' closely related cousins,
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Secrets of Mental Math

The Mathemagician's Guide to Lightning Calculation and Amazing Math Tricks

by Arthur Benjamin, Michael Shermer ...

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 ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

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
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Basics of Speed Mathematics

by Chandramouli Mahadevan ...

This book brings the techniques from Vedic Mathematics and Trachtenberg System together. We have not attempted to do a comparative study of these techniques and make a judgment on which one is better. Instead we have simply, presented the techniques in a sequence that makes most sense. There are inherent strengths in these two approaches. While looking at all the speed improvement techniques, we ... Read more

$4.99 CAD

This book brings the techniques from Vedic Mathematics and Trachtenberg System together. We have not attempted to do a comparative study of these techniques and make a judgment on which one is better. Instead we have simply, presented the techniques in a sequence that makes most sense. There are inherent strengths in these two approaches. While looking at all the speed improvement techniques, we
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It All Adds Up

The Story of People and Mathematics

by Mickael Launay ...

Translated by Stephen S. Wilson ...

‘Fascinating … so enlightening that suddenly maths doesn’t seem so fearsome as it once did’ SIMON WINCHESTERFrom Aristotle to Ada Lovelace: a brief history of the mathematical ideas that have forever changed the world and the everyday people and pioneers behind them. The story of our best invention yet.From our ability to calculate the passing of time to the algorithms that control computers and ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

‘Fascinating … so enlightening that suddenly maths doesn’t seem so fearsome as it once did’ SIMON WINCHESTERFrom Aristotle to Ada Lovelace: a brief history of the mathematical ideas that have forever changed the world and the everyday people and pioneers behind them. The story of our best invention yet.From our ability to calculate the passing of time to the algorithms that control computers and
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Arithmetic and Algebra Again, 2/e

Leaving Math Anxiety Behind Forever

by Brita Immergut, Jean Burr-Smith ...

The bestselling guide updated and expanded for today's mathphobesWritten by two pioneers of the concept of math anxiety and how to overcome it, Arithmetic and Algebra Again has helped tens of thousands of people conquer their irrational fear of math.This revised and expanded second edition of the perennial bestseller:Features the latest techniques for breaking through common anxieties about ... Read more

$30.49 CAD

The bestselling guide updated and expanded for today's mathphobesWritten by two pioneers of the concept of math anxiety and how to overcome it, Arithmetic and Algebra Again has helped tens of thousands of people conquer their irrational fear of math.This revised and expanded second edition of the perennial bestseller:Features the latest techniques for breaking through common anxieties about
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Basic Math & Pre-Algebra For Dummies

by Mark Zegarelli ...

Basic Math & Pre-Algebra For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9781119293637) was previously published as Basic Math & Pre-Algebra For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9781118791981). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product.Tips for simplifying tricky basic math and pre-algebra operationsWhether you're ... Read more

$20.99 CAD

Basic Math & Pre-Algebra For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9781119293637) was previously published as Basic Math & Pre-Algebra For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9781118791981). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product.Tips for simplifying tricky basic math and pre-algebra operationsWhether you're
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One, Two, Three

Absolutely Elementary Mathematics

by David Berlinski ...

From the acclaimed author of A Tour of the Calculus and The Advent of the Algorithm, here is a riveting look at mathematics that reveals a hidden world in some of its most fundamental concepts.In his latest foray into mathematics, David Berlinski takes on the simplest questions that can be asked: What is a number? How do addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division actually work? What are ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

From the acclaimed author of A Tour of the Calculus and The Advent of the Algorithm, here is a riveting look at mathematics that reveals a hidden world in some of its most fundamental concepts.In his latest foray into mathematics, David Berlinski takes on the simplest questions that can be asked: What is a number? How do addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division actually work? What are
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Maths on the Back of an Envelope

Clever ways to (roughly) calculate anything

by Rob Eastaway ...

‘Another terrific book by Rob Eastaway’ SIMON SINGH‘A delightfully accessible guide to how to play with numbers’ HANNAH FRYHow many cats are there in the world?What's the chance of winning the lottery twice?And just how long does it take to count to a million?Learn how to tackle tricky maths problems with nothing but the back of an envelope, a pencil and some good old-fashioned brain power.Join ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

‘Another terrific book by Rob Eastaway’ SIMON SINGH‘A delightfully accessible guide to how to play with numbers’ HANNAH FRYHow many cats are there in the world?What's the chance of winning the lottery twice?And just how long does it take to count to a million?Learn how to tackle tricky maths problems with nothing but the back of an envelope, a pencil and some good old-fashioned brain power.Join
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Short Cuts In Figures

Amazing Rapid calculation techniques, tables and formulas

by A. Frederick Collins ...

A WORD TO YOUFiguring is the key-note of all business. To know how to figure quickly and accurately is to jack-up the power of your mind, and hence your efficiency, and the purpose of this book is to tell you how to do it.Anyone who can do ordinary arithmetic can easily master the simple methods I have given to figure the right way as well as to use short cuts, and these when taken together are ... Read more

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A WORD TO YOUFiguring is the key-note of all business. To know how to figure quickly and accurately is to jack-up the power of your mind, and hence your efficiency, and the purpose of this book is to tell you how to do it.Anyone who can do ordinary arithmetic can easily master the simple methods I have given to figure the right way as well as to use short cuts, and these when taken together are
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Basic Math & Pre-Algebra Workbook For Dummies with Online Practice

by Mark Zegarelli ...

Master the fundamentals first for a smoother ride through mathBasic Math & Pre-Algebra Workbook For Dummies is your ticket to finally getting a handle on math! Designed to help you strengthen your weak spots and pinpoint problem areas, this book provides hundreds of practice problems to help you get over the hump. Each section includes a brief review of key concepts and full explanations for every ... Read more

$20.99 CAD

Master the fundamentals first for a smoother ride through mathBasic Math & Pre-Algebra Workbook For Dummies is your ticket to finally getting a handle on math! Designed to help you strengthen your weak spots and pinpoint problem areas, this book provides hundreds of practice problems to help you get over the hump. Each section includes a brief review of key concepts and full explanations for every
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The Elements of Euclid - The First Six Books (Illustrated Edition)

by John Casey ...

Euclid’s Elements form one of the most beautiful and influential works of science in the history of humankind. Its beauty lies in its logical development of geometry and other branches of mathematics. It has influenced all branches of science but none so much as mathematics and the exact sciences. The book It is a collection of definitions, postulates, propositions (theorems and constructions), ... Read more

$1.34 CAD

Euclid’s Elements form one of the most beautiful and influential works of science in the history of humankind. Its beauty lies in its logical development of geometry and other branches of mathematics. It has influenced all branches of science but none so much as mathematics and the exact sciences. The book It is a collection of definitions, postulates, propositions (theorems and constructions),
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Concepts in Middle School Mathematics

by Chandramouli Mahadevan ...

This book covers concepts in Arithmetic, Elementary Algebra, Euclidean Geometry and Plane Trigonometry. The book is organized into four major sections, each dealing with the concepts in a specific topic. The student may use this as a ready reckoner aid in test preparation or with home assignments. The concepts are uncovered gradually in some sense like LEGO blocks one piece at the time. We have ... Read more

$4.06 CAD

This book covers concepts in Arithmetic, Elementary Algebra, Euclidean Geometry and Plane Trigonometry. The book is organized into four major sections, each dealing with the concepts in a specific topic. The student may use this as a ready reckoner aid in test preparation or with home assignments. The concepts are uncovered gradually in some sense like LEGO blocks one piece at the time. We have
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Back to Basics

The Education You Wish You'd Had

by Caroline Taggart ...

Don't know Midas from Oedipus? Wouldn't recognize a concerto from a sonata? Many of us wish that we could fill in the gaps in our education in order to avoid those embarrassing situations when we feel as if we don't know things that others do. In Back to Basics, bestselling author Caroline Taggart will provide readers with the opportunity to learn really useful stuff that was never taught in ... Read more

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Don't know Midas from Oedipus? Wouldn't recognize a concerto from a sonata? Many of us wish that we could fill in the gaps in our education in order to avoid those embarrassing situations when we feel as if we don't know things that others do. In Back to Basics, bestselling author Caroline Taggart will provide readers with the opportunity to learn really useful stuff that was never taught in
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Speed Math

Simple Methods to Do Math Quickly in Oneâ€™s Head

by Gaurav Tekriwal ...

Series series Idiot's Guides
Do math more quickly and with more confidence — with less reliance on paper, apps, and calculators. For people who automatically run to the nearest calculator, Idiot's Guides: Speed Math teaches tips, tricks, and straightforward methods to doing math at a fast — and accurate — rate. Practice examples easily illustrate how even the most math-shy person can better perform calculations. ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

Do math more quickly and with more confidence — with less reliance on paper, apps, and calculators. For people who automatically run to the nearest calculator, Idiot's Guides: Speed Math teaches tips, tricks, and straightforward methods to doing math at a fast — and accurate — rate. Practice examples easily illustrate how even the most math-shy person can better perform calculations.
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Arithmetic For Parents: A Book For Grown-ups About Children's Mathematics (Revised Edition)

by Ron Aharoni ...

This book is the result of a unique experience: a research mathematician teaching in an elementary school. It tells about a fascinating discovery made by the author — that elementary mathematics has a lot of depth and beauty, and that the secret to its teaching is in understanding its deep points.The first part of the book discusses the nature of mathematics and its beauty. The second part tells ... Read more

$16.29 CAD

This book is the result of a unique experience: a research mathematician teaching in an elementary school. It tells about a fascinating discovery made by the author — that elementary mathematics has a lot of depth and beauty, and that the secret to its teaching is in understanding its deep points.The first part of the book discusses the nature of mathematics and its beauty. The second part tells
... Read more
Mental Math: How to Develop a Mind for Numbers, Rapid Calculations and Creative Math Tricks (Including Special Speed Math for SAT, GMAT and GRE Students)

by Joseph White ...

Mental math is a skill people practice on a daily basis, often subconsciously, which involves doing calculations in your head. In mental math, you don't have to write down elaborate details concerning the variables involved.Children are usually encouraged to learn mental math skills early in school, because being good at mental calculations can make a person successful in many other fields. Please ... Read more

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Mental math is a skill people practice on a daily basis, often subconsciously, which involves doing calculations in your head. In mental math, you don't have to write down elaborate details concerning the variables involved.Children are usually encouraged to learn mental math skills early in school, because being good at mental calculations can make a person successful in many other fields. Please
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Reading, Writing and Arithmetic

Mastering the Three Rs of an Old-Fashioned Education

by Daniel Smith ...

Most of us suffer from the odd gap in our knowledge. But what if those gaps happen to be gaping chasms that threaten to cave in if not soon filled? Worry not, for the answer is at hand. The Three Rs harks back to a golden age of teaching, providing a comprehensive introduction to the basics of reading, writing and arithmetic. With everything from reading efficiently and mastering grammar, to ... Read more

$4.06 CAD

Most of us suffer from the odd gap in our knowledge. But what if those gaps happen to be gaping chasms that threaten to cave in if not soon filled? Worry not, for the answer is at hand. The Three Rs harks back to a golden age of teaching, providing a comprehensive introduction to the basics of reading, writing and arithmetic. With everything from reading efficiently and mastering grammar, to
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Math Running Records in Action

A Framework for Assessing Basic Fact Fluency in Grades K-5

by Nicki Newton ...

In this new book from popular consultant and bestselling author Dr. Nicki Newton, you’ll discover how to use Math Running Records to assess students’ basic fact fluency and increase student achievement. Like a GPS, Math Running Records pinpoint exactly where students are in their understanding of basic math facts and then outline the next steps toward comprehensive fluency. This practical book ... Read more

$54.28 CAD

In this new book from popular consultant and bestselling author Dr. Nicki Newton, you’ll discover how to use Math Running Records to assess students’ basic fact fluency and increase student achievement. Like a GPS, Math Running Records pinpoint exactly where students are in their understanding of basic math facts and then outline the next steps toward comprehensive fluency. This practical book
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The Magic of Math

Solving for x and Figuring Out Why

by Arthur Benjamin ...

The world's greatest mental mathematical magician takes us on a spellbinding journey through the wonders of numbers (and more)"Arthur Benjamin . . . joyfully shows you how to make nature's numbers dance." -- Bill Nye (the science guy)The Magic of Math is the math book you wish you had in school. Using a delightful assortment of examples-from ice-cream scoops and poker hands to measuring mountains ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

The world's greatest mental mathematical magician takes us on a spellbinding journey through the wonders of numbers (and more)"Arthur Benjamin . . . joyfully shows you how to make nature's numbers dance." -- Bill Nye (the science guy)The Magic of Math is the math book you wish you had in school. Using a delightful assortment of examples-from ice-cream scoops and poker hands to measuring mountains
... Read more
Mental Math

Tricks To Become A Human Calculator

by Abhishek VR ...

Discover the Mental Math Secrets to Become a Human Calculator!Schools taught you a way to do math that works when you have a pen & paper. But the same methods, takes a lot of effort when you have to do math in your head. This is because it uses a lot of your working memory (the short term memory used to complete a mental task).For example, try to mentally multiply 73,201 x 3. It might take only a ... Read more

$3.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Discover the Mental Math Secrets to Become a Human Calculator!Schools taught you a way to do math that works when you have a pen & paper. But the same methods, takes a lot of effort when you have to do math in your head. This is because it uses a lot of your working memory (the short term memory used to complete a mental task).For example, try to mentally multiply 73,201 x 3. It might take only a
... Read more
Warp Speed Math (Addition) - Learning Math the Mind Boggling Way

by Mansi B ...

Warp Speed Math (Complete Addition Guide)Math will never be the same again especially Mental Math. No frustration, No phobia. There is wise way of doing Math with "smartcuts" to become the Math Smarts on your Math Path.This Mental Math book will enable you• to add numbers quickly and easily in your mind even if the numbers are NOT written in front of you (Mental math)• to strengthen your memory, ... Read more

$3.92 CAD

Warp Speed Math (Complete Addition Guide)Math will never be the same again especially Mental Math. No frustration, No phobia. There is wise way of doing Math with "smartcuts" to become the Math Smarts on your Math Path.This Mental Math book will enable you• to add numbers quickly and easily in your mind even if the numbers are NOT written in front of you (Mental math)• to strengthen your memory,
... Read more
Arithmétique élémentaire pour la formation des enseignants – Tome II Les nombres rationnels

by Gustavo Barallobres ...

Dans la Mésopotamie et dans l’Égypte, premières sociétés dans lesquelles on retrouve des traces d’écritures, les fractions apparaissent dans le cadre de pratiques sociales de mesure, de partage et de distribution de biens matériels.Chevallard (1989) souligne bien que : « le problème n’est pas le seul partage empirique de biens, tel que pourrait le réaliser un individu, ou une collectivité ... Read more

$29.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Dans la Mésopotamie et dans l’Égypte, premières sociétés dans lesquelles on retrouve des traces d’écritures, les fractions apparaissent dans le cadre de pratiques sociales de mesure, de partage et de distribution de biens matériels.Chevallard (1989) souligne bien que : « le problème n’est pas le seul partage empirique de biens, tel que pourrait le réaliser un individu, ou une collectivité
... Read more
Head First Algebra

A Learner's Guide to Algebra I

by Tracey Pilone, Dan Pilone ...

Having trouble understanding algebra? Do algebraic concepts, equations, and logic just make your head spin? We have great news: Head First Algebra is designed for you. Full of engaging stories and practical, real-world explanations, this book will help you learn everything from natural numbers and exponents to solving systems of equations and graphing polynomials.Along the way, you'll go beyond ... Read more

$25.59 CAD

Having trouble understanding algebra? Do algebraic concepts, equations, and logic just make your head spin? We have great news: Head First Algebra is designed for you. Full of engaging stories and practical, real-world explanations, this book will help you learn everything from natural numbers and exponents to solving systems of equations and graphing polynomials.Along the way, you'll go beyond
... Read more
Arithmetic for Entertainment

by Yakov Perelman ...

This book is different from other books of similar content, not in term of the material it contains but in term of the way this material is processed and presented. It does not only study the arithmetic topics studied in school, but also analyzes how these ones can be used in various other areas and in solving real life problems. Additionally, it does not try to turn enjoyable and entertaining ... Read more

$9.66 CAD

This book is different from other books of similar content, not in term of the material it contains but in term of the way this material is processed and presented. It does not only study the arithmetic topics studied in school, but also analyzes how these ones can be used in various other areas and in solving real life problems. Additionally, it does not try to turn enjoyable and entertaining
... Read more

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