Math book for training thinking skills

Author: Koichi Okabe
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: A best-selling math book in Japan in 2004! A "smart math book" that saves you from the depths of despair! A little bit of thinking can turn complexity into simplicity. A "smart math" book that helps you discard complicated calculations and formula memorization, focusing on thinking from the start! Do you fear math? Do you think math is something invented by geniuses to trouble people? 1+2+3+4++9899100=? If it were you, how would you calculate this equation? When the teacher said, "Please calculate the sum of numbers from 1 to 100," the 7-year-old genius Gauss answered in seconds. He used his flexible thinking to make complex calculations simple. In reality, math is not about making things more difficult but about simplifying complexity; and mathematical thinking ability can help us learn "what is the core of the problem and what can be ignored." In modern life, this ability to see the essence is increasingly important, and math is one of the few subjects that can strengthen this training and establish logic. This book, through the thinking methods of great mathematicians like Gauss, Fermat, and Archimedes, intertwined with wisdom from daily life, allows readers to improve their thinking skills while also understanding the essence and beauty of math.