Malinin's Problems for Mental Calculation
by A. F. Malinin
Translated by Valery Manokhin, PhD
First faithful English translation from the original Russian edition. 1,963 problems arranged from short numerical exercises to demanding multi-step work with fractions, money, weights, measures, and proportions. Preserves Malinin's original numbering and five-part progression.
· 1963 exercises
Where this fits in school — US, UK and Canada ↓ Adults and self-learners welcome — great mathematics has no age limit.
Where this fits in school
Full curriculum table — every book by school year →| United States | 2–7 | Mental-arithmetic drill, graded by size of number |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | Years 3–8 | KS2–KS3 |
| Canada | Ontario 2–7 |
Not covered in this book
statistics and data handling · probability · metric units — the problems use pre-revolutionary Russian measures, with a conversion table
Source these strands elsewhere. They are missing from the book, not from this description.
How this book fits
See the whole sequence →Problems to work alongside it
- Kiselev's Arithmetic$44.95
Table of contents
The printed contents page in full.
Translator's Introduction
Reader's Guide
Numbers up to Ten
Numbers up to a Hundred
Numbers up to a Thousand
Numbers up to a Million
Operations with Fractions
A Note on Solutions
Glossary of Russian Imperial Units
Formats and editions
| Format | Price | ISBN-13 | Where | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $44.95 | — | Gumroad · Instant download | Buy → | |
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| Hardcover | $54.95 | 978-1-919012-28-5 | Amazon | Buy → |
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Product details
- Publisher
- Northern Star Academic Press
- Language
- English
- Translator
- Valery Manokhin, PhD
- First published
- 2026-08-07
Published by Northern Star Academic Press · First faithful English translation from the original Russian edition
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