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100 1 _aOakley, Barbara A.,
_d1955-
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245 1 2 _aA mind for numbers :
_bhow to excel at math and science (even if you flunked algebra) /
_cBarbara Oakley, Ph.D.
260 _aNew York :
_bJeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin,
_c2014
264 1 _aNew York :
_bJeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin,
_c[2014]
300 _axx, 316 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c23 cm
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 291-302) and index.
520 _aEngineering professor Barbara Oakley knows firsthand how it feels to struggle with math. She flunked her way through high school math and science courses; but when she saw how her lack of mathematical and technical savvy were limiting her options post-graduation, she returned to college newly determined to retool her brain to master the subjects that had given her so much trouble. In A mind for numbers, Oakley draws on insights from neuroscience and cognitive psychology to reveal the secrets to effectively learning math and science
650 0 _aMath anxiety.
650 0 _aMathematics
_xStudy and teaching
_xPsychological aspects.
650 0 _aEducational psychology.
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