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Morethan60millionbookssoldintheTeachYourselfseries!Learnhowtotrainyourbraintobequicker,sharperandmoreacute.Number-TrainingYourBraindoesmuchmorethangiveyoutheskillstotacklemathwithconfidence;itshowshowbylearningtosolvepracticalproblemsandperfectingmentalarithmetic,youcanstrengthenallyourkeythinkingskillsandastonishfriendsandfamily.Thisistheultimatementalworkout—andtheonlyonetoshowyouhowthesefunanddivertingnumbergameswillactuallymakeyousmarter,quickerandmoreacutethananyofyourpeers.Includes:•Gamesandchallengesandshowshowyoucanimproveyourperformanceinreallifesituations•One,fiveandten-minuteintroductionstokeyprinciplestogetyoustarted•Lotsofinstanthelpwithcommonproblemsandquicktipsforsuccess,basedontheauthors'manyyearsofexperience•Testsinthebookandonlinetokeeptrackofyourprogress•QuickrefresherstohelpyourememberthekeyfactsJonathanHancockisateacherandbroadcaster.In1994hebecametheWorldMemoryChampion;heisalsoalearningskillsconsultantandhaswrittennumerousbooks.JonChapmanisamathprofessoratOxfordUniversity.Hespspecializesinappliedmathematicsandmathematicalmodelling,hasheldvisitingpositionsatanumberofleadinginstitutionsandhasreceivedseveralprizesforhisscholarship.