Full Description
Naked Numbers will transform your life. In just 3 hours, you'll have dispelled all your number worries and be a confident shopper, negotiator, bargain-hunter, saver, and an inspiration to friends and family.With this simple, 3-hour audio-visual course on CD-ROM, you'll build up your number confidence step by step so you'll never again feel uncertain when faced with all the numbers that every day life throws at us.Author Paul Carson uses a unique teaching method, proven and patented by celebrated psychologist and linguist, Michel Thomas, and followed by millions of people worldwide, to show you how every aspect of using numbers can be broken down into 3 basic rules.Using real-life examples, and graphics to reinforce the audio teaching time, Paul creates a stress-free learning environment with no memorizing and no homework. He presents a virtual classroom and breaks down problems into bite-size chunks which are quickly absorbed. You listen, he explains, you understand - and you incorporate this understanding effortlessly into your daily life.Fully compatible with PC and Mac.
Contents
: Multiplication methods: for easy multiplying: Division methods: to get them right every time: Fractions: how to add, subtract, multiply and divide: Decimals: the 'Key Change' effect: Percentages: discounts, reverse percentages, compound interest, depreciation: Negative Numbers: temperatures, WHY a minus times a minus is a plus: Squaring and Area: why squaring is called squaring, methods for multiplying 89 x 89 in your head in under 10 seconds: Cubing & Volume: Indices: Standard form: Ratio: Surds
