throughout the book to keep in line with the spirit if the first problem-solving book. With a little knowledge of elementary mathematics, open-mindedness, and persistence, More Mathematical Quickies & Trickies promises to challenge readers wanting to improve their problem-solving skills with many hours of mental stimulation, resulting in many trick and tricky questions to appear routine rather than challenging. More Mathematical Quickies & Trickies should appeal primarily to * grades 5-10 students and teachers looking for some fertile trick and tricky questions * mathletes preparing for local and regional contests and competitions * problem solvers desiring to be challenged by nonroutine questions. Contents 1. Creative GST 2. Are You Calculator-Smart? 3. What Is the Easy Way? 4. The Magic of Three Consecutive Numbers 5. Twitter Math @MathPlus 6. What Is 27 x 37, Really? 7. Humanizing 1, 2, 3 8. A Mathophobia Kit 9. WITs: 13 Ways to Attain Mathematical Excellence 10. Facebook Math: Numeracy vs. Literacy 11. Thou Shalt Not Divide By Zero 12. Math Jokes to Relieve Stress 13. Look-see Proofs 14. Some PhD Math Questions 15. Mathematical Prayers 16. The Largest Product 17. What's Wrong?: A Comedy of Mathematical Errors 18. The Aha! Myth 19. Sam Loyd's Toughies 20. The Tuesday Boy Problem 21. What Is 1 + 1, Really? 22. In Love with Cryptarithms 23. Mathematical Kiasuism 24. The Mathemagic of 142857 25. The Lighter Side of Singapore Math 26. K C Yan's Laws & Lores 27 Flee and Free from the FREE Answers/Hints/Solutions Bibliography & References

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