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Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra) [Pehme köide]

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(Barbara Oakley)
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 336 pages, kõrgus x laius: 229x152 mm
  • Ilmumisaeg: 31-Jul-2014
  • Kirjastus: Tarcher/Putnam,US
  • ISBN-10: 039916524X
  • ISBN-13: 9780399165245
Teised raamatud teemal:
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 336 pages, kõrgus x laius: 229x152 mm
  • Ilmumisaeg: 31-Jul-2014
  • Kirjastus: Tarcher/Putnam,US
  • ISBN-10: 039916524X
  • ISBN-13: 9780399165245
Teised raamatud teemal:
An engineering professor who started out doing poorly in mathematical and technical subjects in school offers tools, tips and techniques to learning the creative and analytical thought processes that will lead to achievement in math and science. Original.

Offers tools, tips, and techniques to learning the creative and analytical thought processes that will lead to achievement in math and science.

Foreword xv
Terrence J. Sejnowski
Preface xvii
Jeffrey D. Karpicke
Note To The Reader xix
1 Open the Door
1(8)
2 Easy Does It: Why Trying Too Hard Can Sometimes Be Part of the Problem
9(20)
3 Learning Is Creating: Lessons from Thomas Edison's Frying Pan
29(22)
4 Chunking and Avoiding Illusions of Competence: The Keys to Becoming an "Equation Whisperer"
51(32)
5 Preventing Procrastination: Enlisting Your Habits ("Zombies") as Helpers
83(10)
6 Zombies Everywhere: Digging Deeper to Understand the Habit of Procrastination
93(19)
7 Chunking versus Choking: How to Increase Your Expertise and Reduce Anxiety
112(14)
8 Tools, Tips, and Tricks
126(18)
9 Procrastination Zombie Wrap-Up
144(11)
10 Enhancing Your Memory
155(13)
11 More Memory Tips
168(15)
12 Learning to Appreciate Your Talent
183(10)
13 Sculpting Your Brain
193(8)
14 Developing the Mind's Eye through Equation Poems
201(12)
15 Renaissance Learning
213(12)
16 Avoiding Overconfidence: The Power of Teamwork
225(13)
17 Test Taking
238(14)
18 Unlock Your Potential
252(9)
Afterword 261(4)
David B. Daniel
Acknowledgments 265(6)
Endnotes 271(20)
References 291(12)
Credits 303(4)
Index 307