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  2. Mental calculation - Wikipedia

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    It has been shown that during high levels of physical activity there is a negative effect on mental task performance. [5] This means that too much physical work can decrease accuracy and output of mental math calculations. Physiological measures, specifically EEG, have been shown to be useful in indicating mental workload. [6]

  3. Barbara Reys - Wikipedia

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    Barbara Jean Bestgen Reys (born 1953) [1] is an American mathematics educator known for her research in number sense and mental calculation, for her mathematics textbooks, and for her leadership in developing curriculum standards for elementary school mathematics education. [2]

  4. List of mathematics competitions - Wikipedia

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    The Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing (CEMC) based out of the University of Waterloo hosts long-standing national competitions for grade levels 7–12 [2] [3] MathChallengers (formerly MathCounts BC) — for eighth, ninth, and tenth grade students

  5. Trachtenberg system - Wikipedia

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    Rapid mental computation system as a tool for algorithmic thinking of elementary school students development. European Researcher 25(7): 1105–1110, 2012 [1] . The Trachtenberg Speed System of Basic Mathematics by Jakow Trachtenberg, A. Cutler (Translator), R. McShane (Translator), was published by Doubleday and Company, Inc. Garden City, New ...

  6. Mental abacus - Wikipedia

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    Mental calculation is said to improve mental capability, increases speed of response, memory power, and concentration power. Many veteran and prolific abacus users in China, Japan, South Korea, and others who use the abacus daily, naturally tend to not use the abacus any more, but perform calculations by visualizing the abacus.

  7. Scott Flansburg - Wikipedia

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    Scott Flansburg (born December 28, 1963) is an American dubbed "The Human Calculator" and listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for speed of mental calculation. He is the annual host and ambassador for The National Counting Bee, a math educator, and media personality. He has published the books Math Magic and Math Magic for Your Kids. [1]

  8. Saxon math - Wikipedia

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    The Saxon Math 1 to Algebra 1/2 (the equivalent of a Pre-Algebra book) curriculum [3] is designed so that students complete assorted mental math problems, learn a new mathematical concept, practice problems relating to that lesson, and solve a variety of problems. Daily practice problems include relevant questions from the current day's lesson ...

  9. Mental calculator - Wikipedia

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    A mental calculator or human calculator is a person with a prodigious ability in some area of mental calculation (such as adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing large numbers). In 2005, a group of researchers led by Michael W. O'Boyle, an American psychologist previously working in Australia and now at Texas Tech University , has used MRI ...