{"product_id":"mathematical-quickies-trickies-paperback","title":"Mathematical Quickies \u0026 Trickies - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKow Cheong Yan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSingapore's bestselling \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMathematical Quickies \u0026amp; Trickies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e contains more than 300 nonroutine problems to enhance students' problem-solving skills. With many creative worked examples and questions, and with cartoons sprinkled throughout the book, \u003ci\u003eMathematical Quickies \u0026amp; Trickies\u003c\/i\u003e would appeal primarily to \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egrade 6 and above students and teachers looking for some fertile trick and tricky questions; \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emathletes preparing for local and regional contests and competitions; \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eproblem solvers longing to be challenged by questions whose obvious solutions are never the correct ones for what offhand appears to be true is false. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 1. Mental Computation I\u003cbr\u003e 2. Mental Computation 2\u003cbr\u003e 3. Number Series\u003cbr\u003e 4. A Tricky Way with Fractions\u003cbr\u003e 5. Test Your Calculator Proficiency\u003cbr\u003e 6. Simplifying a Complex Fraction\u003cbr\u003e 7. Recurring Decimals\u003cbr\u003e 8. Is Zero an Even or Odd Integer?\u003cbr\u003e 9. Casting Out Nines\u003cbr\u003e 10. Be a Calculator Expert\u003cbr\u003e 11. Division by 9\u003cbr\u003e 12. Number Riddles\u003cbr\u003e 13. Ten Steps to be Math Smart\u003cbr\u003e 14. Shortcuts \u003ci\u003ea la Trachtenberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 15. Geometrical Quickies 1\u003cbr\u003e 16. Geometrical Quickies 2\u003cbr\u003e 17. Geometrical Quickies 3\u003cbr\u003e 18. (Sugar + Coffee) + Milk = Sugar + (Coffee + Milk)\u003cbr\u003e 19. Applications of Number Laws\u003cbr\u003e 20. Law of One\u003cbr\u003e 21. Distributive Law\u003cbr\u003e 22. More Applications of Distributive Law\u003cbr\u003e 23. The Joy of Guesstimation\u003cbr\u003e 24. Are You a Fermi Disciple?\u003cbr\u003e 25. Bravo Singapore\u003cbr\u003e 26. Lightning Calculators\u003cbr\u003e 27. Geometrical Quickies 4\u003cbr\u003e 28. Some Calculator Quickies\u003cbr\u003e Answers \u0026amp; Solutions\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography \u0026amp; References\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYan Kow Cheong\u003c\/i\u003e is a math coach, writer, and editor. A math consultant for \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMathPlus Consultancy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, he specializes in both adult and recreational math education. He conducts recreational and competition math courses and workshops for schools and enrichment centers, and educates the public against innumeracy and pseudoscience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Kow Cheong has ghostwritten and edited both local and foreign textbooks and assessment (or supplementary) titles for students, teachers, and parents. Some of his publications are: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAdditional Maths 360\u003c\/b\u003e;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Word Problems in Focus series;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eChallenging Word Problems (Common Core Edition) series\u003c\/b\u003e;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Geometrical Quickies \u0026amp; Trickies; \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAha! Math\u003c\/b\u003e;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Stack Model Method (Grades 3-4 \u0026amp; 5-6). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e His academic interests involve research in math education, in particular, the psychology of learning and teaching mathematics, and creative problem solving. He is a life member of both the \u003ci\u003eSingapore Mathematical Society (SMS)\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eAssociation of Mathematics Educators (AME)\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also a member of \u003ci\u003eThe Association of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences (ACMS)\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 210\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 10 x 7.01 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 19, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47337114337529,"sku":"9789810854126","price":17.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/4ZTIdvuqmA9789810854126.webp?v=1769675028","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/mathematical-quickies-trickies-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}