Avoid Silly Mistakes in Mathematics

Learning math not only requires strong fundamentals but also a lot of practice, and making mistakes is part of that process. Making mistakes in math is a good thing, and can help the students to learn and understand in a better way. However, repeating same mistakes again and again over a long period will not benefit the students and will be harmful for their confidence.

There are different types of silly mistakes that students make. They should try to understand these mistakes and try to learn techniques explained in this book to reduce and rectify these mistakes for getting good grades in schools.These Categories are:

1. Careless or Casual Silly Mistakes
2. Calculation Errors
3. Conceptual Errors

This book is an effort to guide students, teachers and parents to take necessary measures to improve upon the habit of committing silly mistakes by students . The various techniques mentioned in this book if practiced or taught to students in correct manner will definitely help them reducing the quantum of silly mistakes to a minimal and will further improve their confidence.

The book is also a compilation of 100 most common silly mistakes committed by students in Arithmetic, Algebra, Trigonometry, Calculus and other branches of Mathematics across the globe in the age group of 10 to 18 years.

After going through the book, students will also be able to learn about some of their misconceptions in Mathematics like :

1. 0 is even or odd?
2. Why 0/0 is not 1?
3. 0 is prime or composite?
4. Volume and Capacity of a container are not same,
5. Perimeter and circumference of a 2-D figure are not same,
6. Pi is 22/7 still it is irrational,
7. Why x to the power 0 is 1?
8. Why factorial 0 is 1?
9. What are the factors and multiples of 0?
10. All real numbers are polynomials.

and many more..

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Rajesh Sarswat is presently working in a senior capacity in the Government of India. Despite the pressing bureaucratic compulsions he has to negotiate with on a daily basis, he pursues his keen interest in the field of Mathematics and has done a lot of research on various techniques and concepts on quick Mathematics. This book is the result of his extensive research in this field for the last 20 years. He himself qualified in 13 All India Level Competitive Examinations, some of which are reckoned as the toughest and the most gruesome, alongside his research and writing work. His previous book "Be a Human Calculator" became very popular among students due to the observation based calculation tricks explained in the book. The present book is his fourth book.

Apart from writing on mathematical subjects, Rajesh also writes fiction and creative non-fiction. He also has a penchant for teaching mathematics and is a very popular teacher for his creative and entertaining ways of presenting the subject.
Rajesh lives in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India with his wife and son.