Are you serious ? ... De : Oleg Stepanov [mailto:olegstepanov@...] Envoyé : samedi 31 mai 2003 14:26 À : LEMAIRE Objet : [Mental Calculation] 1000 ...
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joshulator84
Jun 1, 2003 8:45 pm
Even though Emmanuelle appears to have gotten onto Alexis for using the f-word in the headings of his messages(how did the same heading get posted this many...
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Paul Reed
t_paulr
Jun 2, 2003 8:22 am
Javier, I agree totally - to me MC and music are very closely related... they're about creativity, instinct but also the ability to deconstruct and reconstruct...
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ralf_laue
Jun 2, 2003 9:18 am
... Done. And now let's go back to discussions about mental calculation. Ralf...
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Emmanuel.DUBRULLE@...
Jun 2, 2003 9:38 am
Rudiger Gamm earns money like that :) ... From: Paul Reed [mailto:paul.reed@...] Sent: lundi 2 juin 2003 10:23 To:...
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Paul Reed
t_paulr
Jun 4, 2003 9:28 am
Apologies if this starts something unpleasant but I am genuinely interested in techniques for extracting 13th Roots of 100 digits. Not to beat any records but...
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Emmanuel.DUBRULLE@...
Jun 4, 2003 2:20 pm
For the tens and hundreds digits the system is bases on ending digits; I quote this article by Steve Smith on Oleg's site. ...
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zirpu
Jun 4, 2003 2:36 pm
I just bought PrimePak (www.playequate.com), a prime factorization card game (Set like game, www.setgame.com). Has anyone else used this or something similar...
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martyeisen
Jun 12, 2003 9:52 pm
Does anyone know where i can get English instruction about these two methods? Thank you....
Hi everybody. Very quiet in here this month. Have been trying to find a copy of Steven Smiths 'The Great Mental Calculators' book but to no avail. Is it...
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Emmanuel.DUBRULLE@...
Jun 19, 2003 8:28 am
Suggestion if you wish to progress in 3rd root extraction; progression between cubes is following this formula 3n^2 + 3n +1 So a cube can be broken like this ...
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javiergijn
Jun 19, 2003 12:21 pm
Hello Paul. Had you tryed Amazon.com ,used books?. If you can´t found it , send me a message. Regards. Javier. ... find a copy of Steven Smiths 'The Great...
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NIXON, Grant (Kanata)
GNIXON@...
Jun 19, 2003 1:12 pm
It is indeed out-of-print. The advice below is indeed an option. Grant ... From: javiergijn [mailto:fabesconalmejes@...] Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003...
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mnemmonist
Jun 19, 2003 6:08 pm
There are copies available, but not cheaply: try http://www.bookfinder.com/search/? ac=sl&st=sl&qi=08F6G.FxdMc1IoRiIlUzUZI9Qw8_1882597205_1:1:1 Michel Asselin...
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iverping
Jun 23, 2003 2:45 pm
Dear Martyeisen, Thanks for appreciating the Chinese work of shi fengshou. I come from Hong Kong and I am learning about this method too. May be I can help you...
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Gerard de Condappa
ukx2288
Jun 24, 2003 1:58 am
Hi, Picked up a book called Express Abacus and Mental Arithmetic by Chai Hong. Published by Cannon International in Singapore. Tel 65 64407409 or Fax 65 ...
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rondrond1
Jun 24, 2003 7:03 am
Hi All, Well, thing have been so quiet here lately, so I thought I'd relate a few things from Richard Feynman's book, "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman," an...
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martyeisen@...
martyeisen
Jun 24, 2003 10:51 pm
Dear Iverping: I have heard of two other rapid calculation methods: Vedic rapid calculation and Trachtenberg rapid calculation. You can search on Google, but...
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rob1729
Jun 29, 2003 8:32 pm
Thank you Ron for an interesting message. I wonder if you have seen the movie INFINITY (1996) - I believe it includes a scene inspired by the Feynman/abacus...
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rondrond1
Jul 1, 2003 7:16 pm
... I did see that movie, but I don't recall that scene. I might add that Feynman tended to downplay his abilities in his stories. Somewhere I have a very...
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joshulator84
Jul 8, 2003 7:39 pm
This formula for finding roots of any number approximately triples the number of correct digits for each guess value and is derived by applying Halley's Method...
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hari_gwr@...
hari_gwr
Jul 9, 2003 12:57 pm
M.Hari Prasad (hari_gwr@...) has sent you this message from Guinness World Records: "Hello friends, My name is M.hari prasad,studying IV...
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Oleg Stepanov
olegstepanov@...
Jul 9, 2003 1:14 pm
hrc> "Hello friends, hrc> My name is M.hari prasad,studying IV B.Tech(Computer science) in hrc> India, ...if you wish to see more, please follow the link...
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Emmanuel.DUBRULLE@...
Jul 9, 2003 1:19 pm
Namaste Hari, we are honoured by your visit. Emmanuël ... From: hari_gwr@... [mailto:hari_gwr@...] Sent: mercredi 9 juillet 2003 14:57 ...
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Emmanuel.DUBRULLE@...
Jul 10, 2003 6:26 am
I've a question regarding the facts recorded in the Guinnes Book; Well,the question could seem weird : do we really know if somebody multiplied 2 numbers with...
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Paul Reed
t_paulr
Aug 5, 2003 1:21 pm
Dear all I've spent some weeks now looking at 13th root of 100 digits. My main motivation for this was the way this category of mental calculation was put on a...
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ralf_laue
Aug 5, 2003 1:27 pm
... attempts in what timeframe? Where does this take place??? Are you able to pass on some attempts to wait for a 'nicer' calculation? The suggested rules for...
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Emmanuel.DUBRULLE@...
Aug 5, 2003 2:05 pm
Congratulations Paul, Suggestion to Ralf Laue and others rule designers : Make the task as fair as possible, do not exclude power of even numbers and ending by...
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Emmanuel.DUBRULLE@...
Aug 5, 2003 2:06 pm
Nota Bene : I do not say that only for 13th root ... From: Emmanuel.DUBRULLE@... [mailto:Emmanuel.DUBRULLE@...] Sent: den 5 augusti 2003 16:05 ...
