ON A FUN LITTLE iPHONE APP

BY THE NUMBERS

This new iPhone App called Math Tricks caught my eye, given my inner math geek.  Here's how it's developer Ken describes it:

"Impress your friends and amaze your teachers! You’ll be surprised at how quickly and easily that you will be able to compute such large figures in your head! Math Tricks is an interactive and fun way to, not only learn, but also to boost your skills.
This mental workout takes you through every problem and gives you step-by-step tricks to improve your speed and accuracy. It offers an easy to understand chalkboard visual, which keeps track of your "score" as you progress.

Math Tricks is perfect for long drives, flights, and waiting in lines. It's excellent for all ages (only knowledge of multiplication is necessary) and all skill levels as it allows you to select a specific category or from all seven lessons."

He's even prepared a YouTube video that shows the $0.99 program in action

The program reminds me of Vedic Math from a while back.  But it's done on a slick iPhone app, and is fun to use.  Check it out if you're looking forward from the usual iPhone game fare.