Don't live in fear of math any longer.
Math Magic makes math what you may never have imagined it to be: easy and fun!
Scott Flansburg -- "the Human Calculator" who believes that there are no "mathematical illiterates," just people who have not learned how to make math work for them -- demonstrates how everyone can put their phobia to rest and deal with essential every-day mathematical calculations with confidence. This is the book for millions of otherwise successful adults who are afraid to balance their checkbooks and don't know how to figure interest on savings or credit, and for the millions of students who dread their math classes and live in fear of the SAT math section.
In Math Magic, Scott Flansburg shows the reader how to:
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<li> Master the basics, including the real way addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division work</li> <li> Simplify calculations through estimation</li> <li> Quick-check answers</li> <li> Convert metric measures to more familiar ones</li> <li> Figure tips, taxes, and percentages -- never get short-changed again!</li> <li> Master algebra using the nine easy steps to algebra</li>
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Math Magic is for all of us who need and want to improve our understanding of math. With the help of Flansburg, the Guinness World Record holder as the Fastest Human Calculator, you can do math just like magic.

Math Magic: How to Master Everyday Math Problems, Revised Edition

Flansburg, Scott

Hay, Victoria

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William Morrow Paperbacks

Scott Flansburg's heartfelt belief is that there are no "mathematical illiterates," just people who have not learned how to make math work for them. But millions of otherwise successful adults are afraid to balance their checkbooks and don't know how to figure interest on savings or credit. Millions of students dread their math classes and live in fear of the math section of the SAT. But, as Scott Flansburg demonstrates, anyone can put these phobias to rest and deal with essential everyday mathematical calculations with confidence. In Math Magic,Scott Flansburg shows the reader:
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<li> How to master the basics; </li>
<li> How addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division really work; </li>
<li> How to simplify calculations through estimation; </li>
<li> How to quick-check your answers; </li>
<li> How measurements work and how to quickly convert metric measures to more familiar ones; </li>
<li> How to figure tips and taxes and be sure you're getting the right change; </li>
<li> How to figure percentages; and </li>
<li> How to master algebra using the nine easy steps to algebra.</li>
</ul>
 Math Magic is for all of us who need and want to improve our understanding of math. Flansburg makes math what you may never have imagined it to be: easy and fun.

Math Magic: The Human Calculator Shows How to Master Everyday Math Problems in Seconds

Perennial Currents

In Math Magic, his New York Times bestseller, Scoff Flansburg demonstrated his universal ability to make math fun and easy for adults. Now in Math Magic for Your Kids, the Human Calculator does the same for elementary school children.
Measuring flour for a birthday cake, setting the dinner table, counting change -- learning these simple skills daunts millions of children. And helping them along can be frustrating for parents. In Math Magic for Your Kids, Scott Flansburg comes to the rescue. With entertaining games and tricks, this proven method helps kids develop a positive attitude about numbers, the necessary foundation on which they will build math skills for the rest of their education. Children will discover hours of independent amusement, while parents will find activities they can do with their children to supplement their schoolwork and to help them get better grades, including:
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<li>Innovative counting exercises that teach addition and subtraction</li> <li>Writing activities that reinforce math concepts</li>
<li>Shortcut methods that provide "magic tricks" for learning math skills</li>
<li>Riddles and puzzles that activate logic and math basics</li>
<li>Games and drills that introduce and perfect multiplication and division</li>
</ul>

Math Magic for Your Kids: Hundreds of Games and Exercises from the Human Calculator to Make Math Fun and Easy

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The man nationally known as "the Human Calculator" shows readers the traditional disciplines of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division and shows them how to use those disciplines to attend to their finances. 50,000 first printing. $32,500 ad/promo.

William Morrow & Co.

Learning math can be a difficult task for any child, and for many adults. But learning to work with numbers need not be a dreaded experience; in fact, it can even be fun! Scott Flansburg, also known as "the Human Calculator," can help kids learn how to add, subtract, multiply and divide without the anxiety and frustration which often accompanies learning these skills. Using techniques that make numbers easy to work with and by demonstrating how math is essential to everyday life (contrary to the lament of a great percentage of students), Math Magic for Your Kids can help maximize your child's potential to understand math and enjoy it in the process. 
 Flansburg has helped millions of "math phobic" adults with his popular lectures and best-selling book, Math Magic. Now he is reaching out to help America's "math phobic" kids. Math Magic for Your Kids makes it easy, even for those adults who suffer from math anxiety, to help the next generation get a leg up on essential math skills.The book is specifically designed to be combined with various mathematics curricula approved by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Aimed at children aged 5 through 8, it can also benefit younger children who demonstrate a readiness for advanced number concepts and for older children who need reinforcement of basic math skills. For kids who struggle with simple math skills, Flansburg provides activities to "build a child's math sense" and help reinforce math concepts. 
 Math Magic for Your Kids also contains information and anecdotes that relate math concepts to everyday situations, explains principles that facilitate learning in general, and provides shortcut methods as well as challenging puzzles and riddles to keep kids interested and involved. Games and exercises are designed to be executed independently or with parents' help.

Math Magic for Your Kids: Hundreds of Games and Exercises...

William Morrow

This workbook, along with the separately-sold "Answer Guide," will introduce you to all the basic arithmetic facts using The Human Calculator Matrix. Discover all the patterns that will make you feel like a mathlete and a human calculator. The Turn on The Human Calculator in You Answer Guide is available at the link on this page. You will need 10 colored pencils for these exercises. Suggested colors are black, red, blue, pink, green, orange, violet, yellow, brown, and gray.

Turn on The Human Calculator in You: The Human Calculator

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Schools & Teaching

The Human Calculator

The Answer Guide is the companion to "Turn on The Human Calculator in You" (sold separately). As the answers to the workbook, this guide is colored in to show you how to complete all the exercises in each chapter.

Turn on The Human Calculator in You Answer Guide: The Human Calculator Answer Guide

Human Calculator, The

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Math Magic: How to Master Everyday Math Problems, Revised Edition

Math Magic: The Human Calculator Shows How to Master Everyday Math Problems in Seconds

Math Magic for Your Kids: Hundreds of Games and Exercises from the Human Calculator to Make Math Fun and Easy

Math Magic: The Human Calculator Shows How to Master Everyday Math Problems in Seconds

Math Magic for Your Kids: Hundreds of Games and Exercises...

Turn on The Human Calculator in You: The Human Calculator

Turn on The Human Calculator in You Answer Guide: The Human Calculator Answer Guide