Berman's Calculation Techniques: Mental, Written, and Approximate Arithmetic
by G. N. Berman
Translated by Valery Manokhin, PhD
Three parts covering mental calculation, written calculation, and approximate calculation — the practical arithmetic skills the Russian school tradition treated as foundational. A short, dense book on how to compute well without a calculator.
🇺🇸 Flexible level (mental, written, and approximate calculation)
🇬🇧 Flexible level
🇨🇦 Flexible level
Adults and self-learners welcome — great mathematics has no age limit.
Published by Northern Star Academic Press · First faithful English translation from the original Russian edition
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