Thanks to present day rat race and cut throat competition, psychlogical disorders have part of our daily living. Distrust, uncertainty and petty worries are here to stay courtsey the competitive streak that runs through entire gamut of home, neighbour, office, business and personal relationships.So complicated has become the modern day living that struggle to survive […]
Women folk, often complain of backache and stomachache without really taking them seriously. And Rewati was no exception. When pain became unbearable, she went to the Doctor who upon ultrasound investigation found she had a little cyst which is amenable to treatment. Had she got herself checked routinely, said, Doctor, her malady wouldn’t have progressed
It is well known that diabetes, also called silent killer, brings with it a host of other diseases also. For example the painful legs, failing eyesight, and flawed memory and such like afflictions invariably make way in a diabetic patient. To date, no permanent cure is found for this malady of high sugar level in
Thanks to errors of eating and drinking, and perennial anxiety that dogs present day life; even the elementary life need like ‘sleep’ are hardly met. Insomniacs pass difficult night lying on bed awake. If by any chance they do catch a nap, the slightest of noise usurps it. And then once again there are desperate
1. Cool Prediction TrickA spectator randomly picks four numbers. The Maths Magician predicts the sum of the four numbers even before the trick begins! What You Need: Paper, Pencil, CalculatorPreparation: Copy the chart below on a piece of paper on a piece of paper.How To Perform: Tell your friend that you are going to make
1. Always Get 11. Pick a number.2. Add 3.3. Multiply by 2.4. Subtract 4.5. Divide by 2.6. Subtract the number you started with.2. Out For Dinner Mathematics1. Pick the number of times a week that you’d like to eat out. (Try for more than once but less than 10)2. Multiply this number by 2. 3.
1. April Fool MathAsk all students/participants to write down a three-digit number.The first and third digits must differ by more than one.Example : 264Now reverse the digits to form a second number.Example : 462Subtract the smaller number from the larger one.Example : 462—264 = 198Now reverse the digits in the answer you got in step
1. The Number 3 TrickTake a number.Double it.Add 9.Subtract 3.Divide it by 2.Subtract your original number.Your answer should be 3. Do the algebra to explain it:Take a number: Let x = the numberDouble it: 2xAdd 9: 2x + 9Subtract 3: 2x + 6Divide it by 2: x + 3Subtract your original number: 3That’s why your
1. That’s OriginalAsk someone to write down any four-digit number. When they have done that, tell him that he has selected a very magical number. Explain the reason which is as follows:1. Write down the number. (4829)2. Write down the first digit. (4)3. Write down the first two digits. (48)4. Write down the first three
Have a student pick a card from the deck of cards. Have them show the entire class the card. Also have the following chart on the board for students to refer to:Card Numbers Value of SuitsAce=1 Clubs=12=2 Diamonds=23=3 Hearts=3 … Spades=410=10Jack=11Queen=12King=13Have the students:1. Take the card number2. Add the number that is one more than
1. Card TrickTake a deck of cards facing up and count off from whatever the first card is until you say “king”.(for example, if a seven is the top card, you would say 7-8-9-10-J-Q-K).Take these cards and lay them face down and start over with another stack (In the example above, make certain that the
Visitors, especially young ones, often waited for General Douglas MacArthur to perform a miracle, or at least utter something profound, when they met him. The General could not always live up to his press notices.So, MacArthur started using a mathematical trick that he described as “the old number 115” as a way to maintain his
A maths wizard has discovered the largest known prime number and it’s an amazing 17 million digits long.Curtis Cooper, of the University of Central Missouri, in the US found it by using hundreds of computers networked together.You might not have to be a maths genius to know that a prime is a number greater than
Here are four ‘tricks’ to amaze your friends.But the really clever trick is explaining to them why these ‘tricks’ are mathematical and not magic. Like all good magicians, you should practise by trying them. Can you explain how they work?This trick will impress even your maths teacher. 1. Magic Maths TrickThink of a number.Double it.Add
Know the names of the power 10 which is really amazing. Enjoy the interesting facts of number list.Value Zero Name100 0 One101 1 Ten102 2 Hundred103 3 Thousand104 4 Myriad106 6 Million109 9 Billion1012 12 Trillion1015 18 Quintillion1021 21 Sextillion1024 24 Septillion1027 27 Octillion1030 30 Nonillion1033 33 Decillion1036 36 Undecillion1039 39 Duodecillion1042 42 Tredecillion1045 45