05-10-2003, 05:09
Vedic Mathematics offered to other Nations
We introduced this ancient system in our schools 2 years ago, and first results show a great improvement in our student’s math skills and grades.
We now offer this system free to other nations. A team of mathematics experts will be sent to your nation to help you train up teachers and rollout the Vedic System.
Overview:
Used by an ancient religion, and possibly used by our ancestors, ancient tablets were discovered 6 years ago in a remote region of western Mega Tau. Further research revealed that the religion was “Hindu”, although only a handful of people here practice it. We seeked their assistance in deciphering the Sutras.
Vedic Mathematics is based upon the understanding of Unity Consciousness, which means the utilisation of number bases that correspond to 0, 10, 100, 1000, 10000 etc, all of which add to 1.
There are 16 Sutras, or simple Sanskrit word formulas, which solve all known mathematical problems in the branches of arithmetic, algebra, geometry and calculus. They are easy to apply and easy to remember.
It is designed to assist students in calculating large numbers quickly without writing things down or using a calculator. Our student’s minds are no longer lazy, but alert and quick to problem solve thanks to this system.
A simple example is:
998 squared = 996,004
The method:
We use the Sutra “By the deficiency-by whatever the deficiency, lessen it further by that much and set up the square thereof”.
We get our answer by merely knowing how much is 1000 less 998. Knowing that the deficiency is 2, we merely lessen 998 by 2 and then we tag on the squaring unit of that 2.
998 is close to 1,000, so we say Base 1,000 and know to have 3 spaces (for zeros or digits) on the right hand side of the ( \ ).
Thus:
998 squared = 998-2 \ 2x2
= 996 \ _ _ 4
= 996 \ 004
= 996,004
There is a huge debate going on in our nation about Vedic mathematics, verses the crumbling foundations of “Western” mathematics.
Generally the theorems our students learned at school are not wrong, but clumsy.
Unfortunately, some of our die-hard senior mathematicians, in an attempt to protect the crumbling foundations that they now stand on, feel threatened by the lightning-quick mental calculations of Vedic math and go on to great lengths to deride Vedic maths as a “bag of tricks”.
People’s Republic of Mega Tau (http://www.angelfire.com/empire2/megatau)
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We introduced this ancient system in our schools 2 years ago, and first results show a great improvement in our student’s math skills and grades.
We now offer this system free to other nations. A team of mathematics experts will be sent to your nation to help you train up teachers and rollout the Vedic System.
Overview:
Used by an ancient religion, and possibly used by our ancestors, ancient tablets were discovered 6 years ago in a remote region of western Mega Tau. Further research revealed that the religion was “Hindu”, although only a handful of people here practice it. We seeked their assistance in deciphering the Sutras.
Vedic Mathematics is based upon the understanding of Unity Consciousness, which means the utilisation of number bases that correspond to 0, 10, 100, 1000, 10000 etc, all of which add to 1.
There are 16 Sutras, or simple Sanskrit word formulas, which solve all known mathematical problems in the branches of arithmetic, algebra, geometry and calculus. They are easy to apply and easy to remember.
It is designed to assist students in calculating large numbers quickly without writing things down or using a calculator. Our student’s minds are no longer lazy, but alert and quick to problem solve thanks to this system.
A simple example is:
998 squared = 996,004
The method:
We use the Sutra “By the deficiency-by whatever the deficiency, lessen it further by that much and set up the square thereof”.
We get our answer by merely knowing how much is 1000 less 998. Knowing that the deficiency is 2, we merely lessen 998 by 2 and then we tag on the squaring unit of that 2.
998 is close to 1,000, so we say Base 1,000 and know to have 3 spaces (for zeros or digits) on the right hand side of the ( \ ).
Thus:
998 squared = 998-2 \ 2x2
= 996 \ _ _ 4
= 996 \ 004
= 996,004
There is a huge debate going on in our nation about Vedic mathematics, verses the crumbling foundations of “Western” mathematics.
Generally the theorems our students learned at school are not wrong, but clumsy.
Unfortunately, some of our die-hard senior mathematicians, in an attempt to protect the crumbling foundations that they now stand on, feel threatened by the lightning-quick mental calculations of Vedic math and go on to great lengths to deride Vedic maths as a “bag of tricks”.
People’s Republic of Mega Tau (http://www.angelfire.com/empire2/megatau)
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