Math Is Not Magic
Solve Your Math Word Problems — learn a single, consistent routine to see word problems as visual puzzles, not tricks.
“Everyone needs to understand that the Mind thinks in pictures and not in words.”
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Solve Your Math Word Problems — learn a single, consistent routine to see word problems as visual puzzles, not tricks.
“Everyone needs to understand that the Mind thinks in pictures and not in words.”
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Welcome to the official site of Jerry Knoelke — educator, mathematician, and author of Math Is Not Magic: Solve Your Math Word Problems. Jerry believes that every student can learn logic and understand math deeply when given a consistent visual routine.
Math Is Not Magic: Solve Your Math Word Problems is written to show that logic, not magic, drives learning. When neuroscience found that one consistent routine needs to be provided to reach the adolescent mind — and no one was doing this — Jerry stepped in to provide it.
The book helps students visualize math word problems as puzzles they can see and solve. Through a clear and repeatable method, Jerry demonstrates that math isn’t about tricks — it’s about understanding how the brain naturally learns.
“Everyone needs to understand that the Mind thinks in pictures and not in words.”
Just imagine doing a child’s five piece jigsaw puzzle without seeing the pieces. If all you had to work with were the words describing the pieces it would be a complex challenge. But, if you see the pieces, it is just a simple child’s puzzle. It is the same with Math word problems. PRESS shows you how to make your Math word problem simplify to a child’s puzzle you can see for your mind to solve.
Math Is Not Magic is a creative and practical resource designed to show students and parents that shows solving mathematical word problems is neither mysterious nor inaccessible… it functions as both a visual learning aid and a quick-reference guide. Its core message is simple yet powerful...
It becomes clear that this work was crafted with a passion for helping learners succeed. The author anticipates the areas in which students often feel frustrated or intimidated, then carefully offers clarity through step-by-step reasoning.
It succeeds in showing that mathematics is not about performing tricks but about learning to see patterns in the world. A lucid, confidence building, and inspiring resource that helps every learner discover the logic behind the numbers.