Speed math /
by Gaurav Tekriwal.
- xi, 272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Idiot's guides, as easy as it gets! .
- Idiot's guides. .
"Simple methods for doing math quickly in your head; Shortcuts and tricks for on-paper calculations; Helpful insights to improve your understanding"--Cover. Includes index.
High-speed operations. Multiplication ; Addition ; Subtraction ; Division ; Checking your answers with digit sums -- High-speed math applications. Fractions ; Decimals ; Percentages ; Divisibility ; Squared numbers ; Cubed numbers ; Numbers to the fourth and fifth powers ; Square and cube roots -- Practice problems -- Answer key.
Do math more quickly and with more confidence -- with less reliance on paper, apps, and calculators. For people who automatically run to the nearest calculator, Speed Math" teaches tips, tricks, and straightforward methods to doing math at a fast -- and accurate -- rate. Practice examples easily illustrate how even the most math-shy person can better perform calculations.