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# A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra) Paperback – Illustrated, 31 July 2014

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## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | 039916524X |
| Best Sellers Rank | #7,696 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #2 in Study & Test-Taking Skills (Books) #3 in Study Skills (Books) #7 in Memory Improvement Self-Help |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (6,727) |
| Dimensions  | 5.96 x 0.86 x 8.99 inches |
| Edition  | Illustrated |
| ISBN-10  | 9780399165245 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0399165245 |
| Item Weight  | 11.2 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 336 pages |
| Publication date  | July 31, 2014 |
| Publisher  | Tarcher |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An absolutely fantastic book that has completely changed my outlook on Mathematical ...
*by S***M on 12 October 2017*

An absolutely fantastic book that has completely changed my outlook on Mathematical and Scientific academic ability.Before studying at undergraduate level, I failed A-Level Mathematics due to having poor support in my Post-16 studies. The E's and U's that I earned then still haunt me to do this day and serve as a reminder that not having an understanding of how the brain works and the best methods to learn the material will crucify you when you need to recall the material the most.5 Years later and I'm working towards an Integrated Masters in Engineering. To this day I use the methods recommended in this book daily - Active Recall - Bottom Up/Top Down Learning - Repetition - Space Learning - Interleaving - Mnemonics - Reflection on material - 3R's.If you struggled with a subject at Secondary School level and feel that "you aren't just cut out for math/science" then please buy this book. If you are currently at Secondary School and feel the same way, then please buy this book. You won't regret it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Should have used a few tips long ago
*by M***A on 3 April 2017*

I know, it's never to late for learning new things. Although, I cannot help thinking of what my academic career would have been if I had followed only a few of the ideas presented in this book.Anyway, the information here is well put and has plenty of research backing it up. The concepts are easy to understand and - depending on how deep are your current habits rooted in you - more or less easy to put into practice.When you read about those ideas, you'd like to apply them all at once. Although, a better bet is probably to introduce a few at a time and get used to them.It's surprising how the same ideas, looked from a different perspective, keep showing up over and over on books related to learning, productivity, etc.If you are able to master those learning tricks as a parent, you might also be able to transform it into a beautiful gift for your kids.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ how you can best facilitate your brain's capacity to learn
*by M***D on 24 January 2015*

A very interesting read. Slightly misleading title, in my opinion, as there is no mathematical thinking involved - rather its about understanding the learning process itself and neuroscience research behind it - for which wasn't my motivation behind buying the book. I then discovered that there is a free 4-week Coursera course called "Learning how to Learn" which I suppose is based on this book and is presented by the author herself.In truth I found the book and the subsequent online course utterly fascinating, albeit nothing really to do directly with mathematical or scientific ideas which is what I had originally sought.So, this is a book about understanding how you learn, how you can best facilitate your brain's capacity to learn, how it can be equipped to deal with the more abstract and technical ideas that form maths and science, but in truth this book helps in all general aspects of learning and study.

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