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Gert Mittring

Gert Mittring is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Gert Mittring rather than just read about it. In short: Gert Mittring (born 26 May 1966 in Stuttgart) is a German mental calculator. He was inspired by the late Wim Klein.

Key takeaways

Gert Mittring belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Gert Mittring to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Gert Mittring from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Gert Mittring (born 26 May 1966 in Stuttgart) is a German mental calculator. He was inspired by the late Wim Klein. He has competed in the MSO mental calculation event every year since 2004, failing to win the gold medal outright on only four occasions. He has held numerous world records for mental calculation, such as calculating the 89247th root of a 1000000 digit number. He has doctorates in statistics and mathematics education, and is a member of the Intelligence Research Committee of Intertel. Mittring is said to have been poor in mathematics during his school years. He has written several books on mental calculation.

References

Bredenkamp, J., Klein, K.-M., von Hayn, S. & Vaterrodt, B. (1988). Gedächtnispsychologische Untersuchungen eines Rechenkünstlers. Sprache und Kognition, 7, S. 69–83. [1] Archived 27 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine Bredenkamp, J. (1990). Kognitionspsychologische Untersuchungen eines Rechenkünstlers. In: H. Feger (Hg.): Wissenschaft und Verantwortung. Hogrefe, Göttingen [2] Bredenkamp, J. & Klein, K.-M. (1996). Strategien und Arbeitsgedächtnis eines Rechenkünstlers. [3]

External links Gert Mittring's official site TV Total 2014 Deutschlands Superhirn 2016 World record root extraction 2015 World record prime number extraction 2013 MSO interview 2015

Illustrations

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Gert Mittring

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Gert Mittring claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Gert Mittring before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Gert Mittring ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Gert Mittring

In research: Gert Mittring appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Gert Mittring in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Gert Mittring is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1966 births, German people stubs, Living people, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Gert Mittring outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Gert Mittring in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Gert Mittring means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Gert Mittring out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Gert Mittring in simple terms?

Gert Mittring (born 26 May 1966 in Stuttgart) is a German mental calculator. He was inspired by the late Wim Klein.

Why does Gert Mittring matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Gert Mittring?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Gert Mittring.