The Secrets of Mental Math

by Arthur T. Benjamin

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Genres: Mathematics, Nonfiction, Science, Audiobook

276 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2011

About the author

Arthur Benjamin holds a PhD from Johns Hopkins University and is a professor of mathematics at Harvey Mudd College, where he has taught since 1989. He is a noted “mathemagician,” known for being able to perform complicated computations in his head. He is the author, most recently, of The Secrets of Mental Math, and has appeared on The Today Show and The Colbert Report. Benjamin has been profiled in such publications as the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Scientific American, Discover, and Wired.

Reviews

[Major Doug · Rating 3 out of 5]

Listened to this book (again): still can't quite get the x11 trick...

[Eliza · Rating 5 out of 5]

A spectacular 12-lecture course on mental math skills and habits. With practice the tips and tricks are extremely rewarding. I loved watching it and it made math more exciting for me.

[John Teske · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad - very quick moving.

Admittedly, I was watching this through the app without the course book with which to do the problems.

Nevertheless, a lot of "outside of the box" thinking about basic algebra and mathematics, with explanations why it works.

Royal Vale Heath many years ago wrote a book called Mathemagics. This seems like a course that expands on that basic premise.

[Matthias Walters · Rating 5 out of 5]

Engaging, practical, fun.