01821cam a2200373 i 4500 117017 117017 18024243 BJBSDDR 20230411090822.0 ta 140130s2014 nyua b 001 0 eng 2014003665 9780399165245 (pbk.) DLC eng DLC rda DLC eng pcc QA11.2 OA11 2014 501/.9 23 Oakley, Barbara A., 1955- 24849 A mind for numbers : how to excel at math and science (even if you flunked algebra) / Barbara Oakley, Ph.D. New York : Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, 2014 New York : Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, [2014] xx, 316 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-302) and index. Engineering professor Barbara Oakley knows firsthand how it feels to struggle with math. She flunked her way through high school math and science courses; but when she saw how her lack of mathematical and technical savvy were limiting her options post-graduation, she returned to college newly determined to retool her brain to master the subjects that had given her so much trouble. In A mind for numbers, Oakley draws on insights from neuroscience and cognitive psychology to reveal the secrets to effectively learning math and science Math anxiety. Mathematics Study and teaching Psychological aspects. Educational psychology. 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 APT BJB BJB APT 2022-09-15 0 QA11.2 OA11 2014 00000165206 2022-09-15 00:00:00 1 2022-09-15 BK