Wild About Math! Making Math fun and accessible

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   Jonathan
   December 9th, 2007 - 13:11

   OK, now that changes things. I definitely will practice a bit so that I can keep this as another tool. I can handle at least 4-digit x 4-digit this way, which extends my mental multiplication.

   I still look at, for example, 234 x 567 and see 234x7x3x3x3x3. Multiplying by one small digit seems the easiest option for me, when it exists.

   From time to time I share ‘tricks’ (techniques) with kids. I’ll let you know, when it comes up, how it goes.
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   Sol
   December 9th, 2007 - 17:51

   Jonathan,

   Wow, I’m impressed you can factor numbers so quickly and easily. It’d take me a fair effort to keep track of all those factors of 567.
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   Jonathan
   December 9th, 2007 - 21:26

   The first nine and second nine are not so bad (sum of the digits…), but in this case I saw 560 + 7 first, clearly 7 goes in.

   Three by three cross multiplication I think I can handle in my head now… but I still need to see the factors written in front of me.
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   Alex Kay
   December 11th, 2007 - 10:37

   Hey Sol, I *actually* watched the whole video. I usually hate math… But this was really interesting. Thanks for the great content!

   Alex
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   Sol
   December 11th, 2007 - 19:43

   @Jonathan – I also need to have the numbers in front of me when I do cross-multiplication but I can do it just like in the video

   @Alex – You’re quite welcome. Lots of people think they hate Math! I try to lure them away from that thought.
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   program indir webmaster
   June 30th, 2008 - 11:06

   Idont look is video :S
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   Paula
   July 10th, 2008 - 06:36

   Thank you! I am now really enjoying math!
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   Ameesh J Surendran
   September 9th, 2010 - 22:38

   Hai Iam Ameesh I like Maths very much my favourite

   subject is Maths I want to do easy multiplication

   of three digits in mentally .

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