Rapid Arithmetic: Quick and Special Methods in Arithmetical Calculation, Together with a Collections of Puzzles and Curiosities of Numbers (Classic Reprint)
Rapid Arithmetic: Quick and Special Methods in Arithmetical Calculation , authored by doctor and lawyer T. O'Conor Sloane, is a guidebook to improving your mental math skills. The book is a mixture of valuable and applicable strategies for solving problems of arithmetic, and simple and amusing mental diversions. It is a work that treats the subject of mathematics as something that can be enjoyed. Rapid Arithmetic opens with a brief section on notation and signs before delving more fully into the subject matter. Separate ...
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Rapid Arithmetic: Quick and Special Methods in Arithmetical Calculation , authored by doctor and lawyer T. O'Conor Sloane, is a guidebook to improving your mental math skills. The book is a mixture of valuable and applicable strategies for solving problems of arithmetic, and simple and amusing mental diversions. It is a work that treats the subject of mathematics as something that can be enjoyed. Rapid Arithmetic opens with a brief section on notation and signs before delving more fully into the subject matter. Separate chapters are presented covering addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, as well as fractions, the decimal point, exponents, and several other topics. Each chapter consists of an overview of the topic, as well as a variety of different strategies for tackling different mathematical problems. The author presents short practice activities throughout the work, intended to both reinforce the lesson and serve as fun diversion for the reader. T. O'Conor Sloane has a gift for making a challenging subject entertaining. Rapid Arithmetic is not a book only for the math enthusiast, but for anybody that sees the value in honing their arithmetical skills. It is a well-written and clearly presented treatise on the topic. Rapid Arithmetic: Quick and Special Methods in Arithmetical Calculation is the rare text about mathematics that can appeal even to one not interested in the subject. Sloane's methods can actually improve the daily life of the reader by allowing one to more quickly work out common math problems, and for this reason his work is highly recommended. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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