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A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra) Paperback - 2014 - 1st Edition
by Barbara Oakley PhD
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- Title A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra)
- Author Barbara Oakley PhD
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Condition Used - Very good
- Pages 336
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher TarcherPerigee
- Publication date July 2014
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 330515
- ISBN 9780399165245 / 039916524X
- Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.1 in (23.11 x 15.75 x 2.79 cm)
- Category Mathematics
- Library of Congress subjects Educational psychology, Math anxiety
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2014003665
- Dewey Decimal Code 501.9
- Quantity available 1
- Bookseller catalogues Science
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Summary
At a time when two-thirds of American high school students are not proficient in math, this book comes to the rescue of math-phobes of all ages.
Whether you are a college student struggling to fulfill a math requirement or a professional in a field requiring high-level analytic skills, A Mind for Numbers is geared toward anyone who has ever been intimidated by math.
Barbara Oakley, a successful engineering professor who once flunked her way through high school math and science classes, understands this audience well. Offering insights in neuroscience and cognitive psychology, Dr. Oakley teaches us how to fully utilize the right side of the brain (for creative, big-picture thinking), as well as the analytical left side (for problem solving). She addresses common stumbling blocks to approaching math and science, and shows us how to use our personal learning style to its fullest advantage.
Whether you are a college student struggling to fulfill a math requirement or a professional in a field requiring high-level analytic skills, A Mind for Numbers is geared toward anyone who has ever been intimidated by math.
Barbara Oakley, a successful engineering professor who once flunked her way through high school math and science classes, understands this audience well. Offering insights in neuroscience and cognitive psychology, Dr. Oakley teaches us how to fully utilize the right side of the brain (for creative, big-picture thinking), as well as the analytical left side (for problem solving). She addresses common stumbling blocks to approaching math and science, and shows us how to use our personal learning style to its fullest advantage.
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Citations
- Library Journal, 08/01/2014, Page 83
