Category Archives: Arithmetic

On Mental Arithmetic

So the other day one of my students came up to me in semi-awe asking me how its possible for me to do rapid multiplications in my head.  He’s seen me do two digit and rarely three digit computations in … Continue reading

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On Daniel Tammet’s Calculative Methods

Scientific American published online an interview with savant Daniel Tammet and I was much impressed by what he had to say about his calculation methodology.  He says that when he adds or multiplies numbers he envisions textures and colors and … Continue reading

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