Math tricks resource

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From: Jo Falcon (jofalcon@exploratorium.edu)
Date: Fri Aug 23 2002 - 10:10:38 PDT 

Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 10:10:38 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jo Falcon <jofalcon@exploratorium.edu>
Subject: Math tricks resource
Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.44.0208231000560.16552-100000@isaac>

One more from that inexhaustibel fount of goodies, the Librarians' ndex to
the Internet:

Curious and Useful Math
      This diverting site from a hobbyist contains "tricks and
      rules for quickly calculating certain types of math
      problems" as well as "entertaining trivia and math
      facts." Explanations are included.
      http://personal.cfw.com/~clayford/
      Subjects: Mathematics...
      Created by: dl

We have a considerable collection of related books in the Learning Studio
-- searching on "mathematical recreations" as the subject brings up most
of them (and a few other neat titles, including the "Exploring Math With
Puzzles" kit.

Jo Falcon, MLIS
The Exploratorium Learning Studio
415 561-0343
"We unscrew the inscrutable."

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