Mensa AG 2019

A Better Notation System for Multiplying Rational Numbers (Room Camelback)

03 Jul 19
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM

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Speaker(s): Curtis Elmore
This short presentation will teach you a novel notation system and methodology for multiplying rational numbers together, which has several significant and demonstrable advantages over the traditional format. The presentation consists of a 15-minute introduction, followed by 5-10 minutes of questions, and 5-10 minutes of audience participation. The notation system is simple enough for anyone to understand and get the hang of in the participation segment. Everyone can take home a copy of the book. Ancillary topics include the review of several other novel multiplication notation systems, including finger math, stick math, and matrix math.