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I am really tired of useing a calculator for small calculations. Are there any books out there that teach you how to mentally calculate quicker?
This would save me time on tests and make things more efficient so if there are any books please let me know. thank you.

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Miike012 said:

Homework Statement



I am really tired of useing a calculator for small calculations. Are there any books out there that teach you how to mentally calculate quicker?
This would save me time on tests and make things more efficient so if there are any books please let me know. thank you.

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I really enjoyed this book:

"Rapid Math Tricks and Tips", by Edward Julius https://www.amazon.com/dp/0471575631/?tag=pfamazon01-20

Years after reading it, I still use several of the tricks almost daily.
 
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berkeman said:
I really enjoyed this book:

"Rapid Math Tricks and Tips", by Edward Julius https://www.amazon.com/dp/0471575631/?tag=pfamazon01-20

Years after reading it, I still use several of the tricks almost daily.

I used that one as well, although I think that it was a later version because the book was yellow. I also found it useful, but a large proportion of my mental math skills came from practice calculating things. You start to recognize patterns after a while.
 
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Great!.. Thanks a lot I will check it out.