<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605171806486892637</id><updated>2012-02-16T18:23:28.986-08:00</updated><title type='text'>MATHEMAGICS</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://math-trick.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4605171806486892637/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://math-trick.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>SABA HANIF</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13367041046448671598</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605171806486892637.post-1007764492440122866</id><published>2009-12-07T12:31:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-08T19:46:40.677-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Dr. Arthur Benjamin</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PGCfUVuq4R4/Sx1nSx2VHCI/AAAAAAAAAGc/NhMMMp0UCeQ/s640/Amazing_Discoveries.gif" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-large;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-large;"&gt;The Art of Mental Calculation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PGCfUVuq4R4/Sx1lH2Nd2PI/AAAAAAAAAGE/9ECzWqvuT2Y/s1600-h/Headshot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PGCfUVuq4R4/Sx1lH2Nd2PI/AAAAAAAAAGE/9ECzWqvuT2Y/s320/Headshot.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Arthur Benjamin will demonstrate and explain the secrets of rapid mental calculation. Dr. Benjamin teaches mathematics at Harvey Mudd College and is one of the world's fastest "lightning calculators". He is the author of several books and has presented his mixture of math and magic to audiences all over the world.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PGCfUVuq4R4/Sx1l0_xvaFI/AAAAAAAAAGM/Lq4E7tjLdfA/s1600-h/CardsInAir2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PGCfUVuq4R4/Sx1l0_xvaFI/AAAAAAAAAGM/Lq4E7tjLdfA/s320/CardsInAir2.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Dr. Arthur Benjamin is the Department Chair of Mathematics at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California. In 1989, he received his Ph.D. in Mathematical Sciences from Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Benjamin is the co-author of two books on teaching mathematics and the inventor of the Mathemagics Course, which teaches children and adults the secrets of rapid mental calculation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PGCfUVuq4R4/Sx1mBOs1axI/AAAAAAAAAGU/-Wu__qIvafo/s1600-h/MagicSquare.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PGCfUVuq4R4/Sx1mBOs1axI/AAAAAAAAAGU/-Wu__qIvafo/s320/MagicSquare.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;He is also a professional magician, and likes to combine these two talents in a dynamic presentatiocalled Mathemagics! Dr. Benjamin has appeared on television demonstrating his lightning calculation talents. He frequently performs at the Magic Castle in Hollywood, California, and has presented his Mathemagics show to schools and organizations all over the world. Dr. Benjamin has also been featured in numerous publications including: The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Scientific American, Discover Magazine, Omni Magazine, Esquire Magazine, and People Magazine. He has also appeared on many programs including: The Today Show, National Public Radio, and Amazing Discoveries.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="pb_blogpost_container" id="PremiumBlogDisplay1_ContentBody1_PostPage1_ctl00_Post_Text"&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: blue;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-large;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,serif;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;span style="color: blue;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-large;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,serif;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;span style="font-size: x-large;"&gt;Live      Demonstration&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;span style="color: blue;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-large;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,serif;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;  &lt;object data="http://www.youtube.com/v/M4vqr3_ROIk" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425"&gt; &lt;param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/M4vqr3_ROIk"&gt;&lt;param name="wmode" value="opaque"&gt;&lt;/object&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Learn &lt;span style="color: #333399;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;FIRST TRICK&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;how to multiply 11 x any 2 digit number. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="http://files.fbstatic.com/PostImages/28953/0/60f73ef4-d46e-4e2d-bfe4-4715097c8a4b.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: navy;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;FIRST TRICK.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;The first trick I’m going to share with you is how to multiply 11 x any 2 digit number.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;img alt="" src="http://files.fbstatic.com/PostImages/28953/0/95f80c4a-d9ca-43a4-b757-490d269ccb35.gif" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: blue;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;For a second example:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Take 11 x 45&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Add 4 +5 = 9&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Enter the 9 between the 4 and 5.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;The Answer is 495.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;The last example contains a carry over.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Take 11 x 78&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Add 7+8 = 15&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;You can not just put the 15&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;in between the 7 &amp;amp; 8.  Because&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;you would get 7158 the wrong answer.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;You need to enter the “5″ from the 15 in&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;between the 7 &amp;amp; 8.  Then you need to add&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;the “1″ from the 15 and add it to the 7.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;So the final answer is &lt;span style="color: red;"&gt;858&lt;/span&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: blue;"&gt;please send me comments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: red;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;[NOTE:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: red;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="color: red;"&gt;All Mathemagic tricks i will teach you every week&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: red;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; according to your interest. ] &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605171806486892637-1007764492440122866?l=math-trick.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://math-trick.blogspot.com/feeds/1007764492440122866/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://math-trick.blogspot.com/2009/12/dr-arthur-benjamin.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4605171806486892637/posts/default/1007764492440122866'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4605171806486892637/posts/default/1007764492440122866'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://math-trick.blogspot.com/2009/12/dr-arthur-benjamin.html' title='Dr. Arthur Benjamin'/><author><name>SABA HANIF</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13367041046448671598</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PGCfUVuq4R4/Sx1nSx2VHCI/AAAAAAAAAGc/NhMMMp0UCeQ/s72-c/Amazing_Discoveries.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
