How Can We Improve Multiplication Skills?

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The discussion revolves around improving multiplication skills, particularly for two-digit numbers and larger calculations. Participants share resources, including a book titled "Speed Mathematics: Secrets of Lightning Mental Calculation" and a website on Vedic mathematics, which offers techniques for mental calculations. There is an acknowledgment that mental math can be challenging, especially for those who have developed habits over time, and that early training can enhance these skills. Visualization techniques, such as imagining performing calculations on a whiteboard, are mentioned as helpful strategies. Overall, the conversation emphasizes the importance of practice and resource-sharing in developing multiplication proficiency.
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I've been looking on this forum but I haven't been able to find it.
There was once a post with a link that brought me to a site where it showed you how to easily multiply two digit numbers together,and as well as things like 123 x 78. Does anybody know of a site that does this?

I think it was something like 'sixteen principles of mathematics' or of such.
 
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Not sure, but i have a good book called Speed Mathematics: Secrets of Lightning Mental Calculation

It has some interesting techniques and some interesting insights into elementary maths calculations, the amazon link has the look inside feature you can maybe get a few pages out of it :)
 
Thanks for the book,I just requested it from the public library.
 
It an ok book, but its hard to kick the habbits of a lifetime when it comes to doing this kind of thing i find, wish i had noticed this kind of method 20 years ago :P
 
Flake, that is EXACTLY the same site I had found before. Thanks a lot.
 
Wow, Mental Calculation... I absolutely suck at it.. I have to write things down if I want to calculate it...
 
Yeah i am much less prone to errors when doing it in written form, its very dependant on how many digits you can manipulate at a time in short term memory i understand. It can be trained but is generally much better when done from an early age.

Its actually funny that i can manipulate larger numbers faster if I imagine a white-board marker in my mind and perform the sum visually on the imaginary board.

Other good techniques which I've heard help are imagining unique colours to variables, a lot like C++ Keyword/syntax highlighting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_memory
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short-term_memory
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_capacity
 

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