TY - BOOK AU - Oakley,Barbara A. TI - A mind for numbers: how to excel at math and science (even if you flunked algebra) SN - 9780399165245 AV - QA11.2 .O23 2014 U1 - 501/.9 23 PY - 2014///] CY - New York PB - Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin KW - Math anxiety KW - Mathematics KW - Study and teaching KW - Psychological aspects KW - Educational psychology KW - fast KW - Matematik KW - psykologiska aspekter KW - sao KW - Pedagogisk psykologi N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-302) and index; Open the door --; Easy does it : why trying too hard can sometimes be part of the problem --; Learning is creating : lessons from Thomas Edison's frying pan --; Chunking and avoiding illusions of competence : the keys to becoming an "equation whisperer" --; Preventing procrastination : enlisting your habits ("zombies") as helpers --; Zombies everywhere : digging deeper to understand the habit of procrastination --; Chunking versus choking : how to increase your expertise and reduce anxiety --; Tools, tips, and tricks --; Procrastination zombie wrap-up --; Enhancing your memory --; More memory tips --; Learning to appreciate your talent --; Sculpting your brain --; Developing the mind's eye through equation poems --; Renaissance learning --; Avoiding overconfidence : the power of teamwork --; Test taking --; Unlock your potential N2 - Engineering 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 UR - http://firstsearch.oclc.org/WebZ/DECRead?standardNoType=1&standardNo=039916524X&sessionid=0&srcdbname=worldcat&key=dde71836f3a8fc9b1b47786f526d2c9d68fff4aa8b42f50f1a7383d8ce47b927&ectype=MOREINFO UR - http://firstsearch.oclc.org/WebZ/DECRead?standardNoType=1&standardNo=039916524X&sessionid=0&srcdbname=worldcat&key=dde71836f3a8fc9b1b47786f526d2c9d68fff4aa8b42f50f1a7383d8ce47b927&ectype=TOC ER -