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No Calculator? No Problem!
- Mastering Mental Math
- Narrated by: Art Benjamin
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
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Summary
No calculator? No problem! Whether a listener is prepping for a standardized test or just trying to figure out the check, mathematician Dr. Arthur Benjamin will teach listeners the fundamentals of mental addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. From there, listeners will turn to the art of "guess-timation" for problems that don’t require an exact answer. Listeners will learn:
- Tricks and techniques to arrive at answers for large problems listeners can’t do in their heads.
- How to effectively memorize important digits, such as phone numbers, credit card pins, or the dreaded numerical call-in conference passcode.
- Little-known math techniques, including over-subtraction and the cashier’s method.
- Mastery multiplication tables through 20 and multiply a pair of 2-digit numbers.
- How to think of numbers from left to right and hear the numbers without the need to visualize anything.
- Tricks for adding and subtracting numbers as high as 4-digits and multiplying 2-digit numbers—without a calculator.
- How to rely heavily on mental estimation and tricks for converting fractions and decimals.
With Professor Benjamin’s engaging, fun-filled lessons, listeners soon find themselves amazing other people and, perhaps more important, themselves. Examples included in the lessons use real-world applications that apply to shopping, banking, tipping, cooking, gaming, gambling, and sports statistics. The skills learned in No Calculator? No Problem!: Mastering Mental Math will teach listeners the tools necessary to excel in school, personal finance, work, and life. Learn to allocate spending, manage time, and master life like a math whiz.
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- D. Robertson
- 30-12-20
Arithmetic not Math
A must for those who lack confidence in arithmetic, or who are moving up in education.
This audio book fairly quickly covers the basics of mental arithmetic functions giving simple explanations and several worked examples of how and where to use the tools presented. As you would expect the audio book format works well for mental arithmetic.
Depending on your level of understanding the enthusiastic Sesame Street type presentation will either engage or drive you away. While not I suspect the primary target audience I was able to persevere with the book and it did provide several useful tools and a perspective that either I was never taught or have faded from memory in the intervening years....
Recommended if you need to brush up on your arithmetic or simply lack confidence in manipulating numbers.
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- Glittergirl
- 26-03-21
Inspirational book.
This has helped me to look at mathematics with another outlook to for me a daunting subject. There are some useful hints and tips in this audible book which has given me a little more confidence. I will be revisiting this book to familrise myself once again and become a more successful mathematics student.
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- AM
- 19-02-22
Lost my fear of mental maths
I have struggled with maths my whole life long and this book was amazing. Using tricks from this book, I was able to show off in front of a maths wiz and perform mental maths way faster. Not gonna lie, the look on his face was worth it. The only problem is, as I am unlikely to keep applying these skills every day, I will likely soon forget everything I have learned. So while this book will absolutely blow your mind in terms of how easy it is to do mental maths using these tricks, you will unfortunately need to practise them often in order to remember them - it's just how our primate brains work.
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- laura
- 14-08-22
just brilliant
I really enjoyed this book. It makes maths feel accessible and fun. plus I know the answer to any two digit number times 11.
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- Amazon Customer
- 13-03-24
Everyone should listen to this - regardless of age
There are so many mental tips and tricks included here. I've listened to it twice to reinforce my understanding and it never gets boring! I wish the author was my Maths teacher back in the day 👍
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- Stephen Thomas
- 08-11-19
A great course from a truly exceptional teacher
Highly recommend. The enthusiasm that Art has for Math is infectious and this book is gold dust. The tips on the 9 times table were easy enough for my 6 year old grandson to learn. Plenty of tips and challenges. Great for everyone. Take a bow Arthur T. Benjamin.
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-02-21
Brilliant
you made it easy to learn maths...thank you.....already feeling like a genius after chapter 1. highly recomended for any one who does not like math....the author males it so easy.....its the teachnique....it is easy to understand and easy to learn it very fast.
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- Boris Jovanovic
- 07-07-23
perfect
I thoroughly enjoyed the book as an engineer and a math lover. The reading and teaching was perfect. Thank you for this course. I enjoyed learning 16 digits of Euler's number. :-)
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- Dan Wheeler
- 07-10-20
Great book!
If you have assumed your brain just isn't wired for maths and that frustrates you, then I thoroughly recommend this book.
It is well written and narrated by a patient teacher who understands that not everyone gets it first time. It doesn't work miracles, you still need to practice as the author says, but you'll be surprised by your newly acquired mathematical abilities.
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- Lexa T Cardew
- 28-01-23
Maths made practical.
Very much to the point. Something useful to know and do. Budgeting like a Chancellor- even better!
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