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010			_a 2005037289
020			_a0307338401 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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050	0	0	_aQA111 _b.B44 2006
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100	1		_aBenjamin, Arthur
245	1	0	_aSecrets of mental math: the mathemagician's guide to lightning calculation and amazing math tricks / _cArthur Benjamin and Michael Shermer.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York : _bThree Rivers Press, _cc2006.
300			_axxiv, 278 p. : _bill. ; _c21 cm.
500			_a"Originally published in different form as Mathemagics by Lowell House, Los Angeles, in 1993"--T.p. verso.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [271]-272) and index.
505	0		_aQuick tricks : easy (and impressive) calculations -- A little give and take : mental addition and subtraction -- Products of a misspent youth : basic multiplication -- New and improved products : intermediate multiplication -- Divide and conquer : mental division -- Good enough : the art of "guesstimation" -- Math for the board : pencil-and-paper math -- A memorable chapter : memorizing numbers -- The tough stuff made easy : advanced multiplication -- Presto-digit-ation : the art of mathematical magic -- Epilogue by Michael Shermer : how math helps us think about weird things.
650		0	_aMental arithmetic _xStudy and teaching.
650		0	_aMagic tricks in mathematics education.
650		0	_aMental calculators.
700	1		_aShermer, Michael.
700	1		_aBenjamin, Arthur. _tMathemagics.
856	4	1	_3Table of contents only _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip065/2005037289.html
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0643/2005037289-b.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0643/2005037289-d.html
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