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2 videodiscs (360 min.) : sound color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 161 pages ; 19 cm)
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"Course number 1406"--DVD surface
Disc 1: Lecture 1. Math in your head! -- Lecture 2. Mental addition and subtraction -- Lecture 3. Go forth and multiply -- Lecture 4. Divide and conquer -- Lecture 5. The art of guesstimation -- Lecture 6. Mental math and paper
"The Secrets of Mental Math, his exciting new 12-lecture course, guides you through all the essential skills, tips, and tricks for improving and enhancing your ability to solve a range of mathematical problems right in your head"--The Great Courses website
Course guidebook includes professor biography, statement of course scope, lecture outlines and notes, glossary, and bibliography
Disc 2: Lecture 7. Intermediate multiplication -- Lecture 8. The speed of Vedic division -- Lecture 9. Memorizing numbers -- Lecture 10. Calendar calculating -- Lecture 11. Advanced multiplication -- Lecture 12. Masters of mental math
Producer, Zachary H. Rhoades ; academic content supervisor, Jay Tate ; production assistant, Maurine Tumulty ; editor, Rich Bernett
Twelve lectures of thirty minutes each by Arthur T. Benjamin, Professor of Mathematics, Harvey Mudd College
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