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In this highly entertaining performance combining math with magic, Arthur Benjamin—aka, the the “Mathemagician”—displays amazing feats of mental mathematical gymnastics and explains the secrets behind his lightning-fast math skills. How does the Mathemagician best an electronic calculator?
TOPICS: Physics & Math, Youth & Education
TAGS: 2010, America’s Best Math Whiz, Arthur Benjamin, decimal numbers, full program, human calculator, magic, math skills, math whiz, Mathemagician, mathematics, mental math, multiply large numbers, New York City, NYC, pi, Secrets of Mental Math, The Mathemagician
PLAYLISTS: Physics & Mathematics, Youth & Family
Video Duration: 00:55:48
Original Program Date: Saturday, June 4, 2011
In this highly entertaining performance combining math with magic, Arthur Benjamin—aka, the the “Mathemagician”—displays amazing feats of mental mathematical gymnastics and explains the secrets behind his lightning-fast math skills. How does the Mathemagician best an electronic calculator?
TOPICS: Art & Science, Biology & Origins of Life, Earth & Environment, Mind & Brain, Physics & Math, Science in Society, Science Unplugged, Space & The Cosmos, Technology & Engineering, Your Daily Equation, Youth & Education
TAGS: 2010, America’s Best Math Whiz, Arthur Benjamin, decimal numbers, full program, human calculator, magic, math skills, math whiz, Mathemagician, mathematics, mental math, multiply large numbers, New York City, NYC, pi, Secrets of Mental Math, The Mathemagician, 2010, America’s Best Math Whiz, Arthur Benjamin, decimal numbers, full program, human calculator, magic, math skills, math whiz, Mathemagician, mathematics, mental math, multiply large numbers, New York City, NYC, pi, Secrets of Mental Math, The Mathemagician
PLAYLISTS: Physics & Mathematics, Youth & Family
Video Duration: 00:55:48
Original Program Date: Saturday, June 4, 2011
A professional magician, Arthur Benjamin can multiply large numbers faster than a calculator, figure out the weekday of any date in history, and has memorized the decimal numbers of Pi out to 100 digits.
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