Origin of Vedic Mathematics
Origin of Vedic Maths or Vedic Ganit
At the beginning of the twentieth century, when there was a great interest in the Sanskrit texts in Europe, Bharati Krsna Swamiji tells us some scholars ridiculed certain texts which were headed 'Ganita Sutras'- which means mathematics. They could find no mathematics in the translation and dismissed the texts as rubbish. Bharati Krsna Swamiji, who was himself a scholar of Sanskrit, Mathematics, History and Philosophy, studied these texts and after lengthy and careful investigation was able to reconstruct the mathematics of the Vedas. According to his research all of mathematics is based on sixteen Sutras, or word-formulae.
Bharati Krsna wrote sixteen volumes expounding the Vedic system, which you can find in the book named Vedic Mathematics by Bharati Krsna Tirthaji. These sutras were unaccountably lost and when the loss was confirmed in his final years he wrote a single book: Vedic Mathematics, currently available. It was published in 1965, five years after his death. The term Vedic Mathematics now refers to a set of sixteen mathematical formulae or sutras and their corollaries derived from the Vedas.
You can find more details about Origin of Vedic Maths here at wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharati_Krishna_Tirtha's_Vedic_mathematics
Fun with Algebra
This is a guest post by Danielle Brooksis, a regular contributor on QuickerMaths.com. If you want to write a guest post, get in touch at vineetpatawari[at]gmail[dot]com.
Algebraic Equations for Fun!
There was a lot of positive feedback about the alphametic cryptatrithms, I posted a few months ago: so here is a little game that is based on the same idea, but with a different execution. This version is fun for those with a propensity towards algebra, and geared more toward middle school or high-school ages; however, if you are an adult, please enjoy them as well. There are a few less steps here than in the cryptarithms, but I’m sure y’all will get a kick out of them all the same!
- (DD)^E = DEED
Base Method of Multiplication
Base method of multiplication derived from Vedic Mathematics can be applied for multiplication of two numbers close to 100.
This post in is in continuation of an earlier post named "Vedic Multiplication of two numbers close to hundred". Though you can understand this post stand alone, yet I'll recommend you to read the linked post before reading this one.
In this post I'll explain how to multiply two numbers lesser than the base (in this case 100). In the earlier post it was about both numbers more than 100.
Suggested Books for CAT
Lot of QuickerMaths.com users are preparing for CAT and other MBA entrance examinations. In this post I am listing down most famous, useful and effective books for CAT.
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Books for All Topics of CAT
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Develop Birbal Way of Thinking
This is the second post in the series – “Learn Solving Problems – The Birbal Way”
To solve this problem you’ll require some innovative thinking. Let’s see how many of you can come up with some feasible solution to this problem posed by Akbar infront of everyone. If you can think in “the Bribal way”, you can answer this. So here goes the story –
Akbar-Birbal Tales - Retrieving the Ring
Once Akbar threw his gold ring in to a dry well and asked his ministers to retrieve it without climbing down into the well. Everyone thought deeply but could not come up with a solution. Birbal loved challenges like this. He promised the king to get back his ring before sunset.
What would have you done, had you been in the place of Birbal. Give your solution as a comment below.
If you are fond of such witty tales and you love the insight these stories provide, consider reading the book suggested in the last post - Solve Your Problems – The Birbal Way
There is another equally interesting book – Fix your Problems – The Tenali Raman Way
If you’ve read any other book similar to these, please share with all of us.
Interview with Sameer Kamat: Author of ‘Beyond The MBA Hype’
About the Author
Sameer Kamat is the founder of MBA Crystal Ball, an admissions consulting venture. After completing his MBA from the University of Cambridge on a double scholarship, he worked in the area of Mergers & Acquisitions for 5 years before leaving the corporate world to become an entrepreneur. He is also the author of Beyond The MBA Hype published by HarperCollins. This article draws upon the insights covered in the book.
Simplify Multiplication with the Lattice Method
Simplify Multiplication using Lattice Method
Multiplication tables are a pillar of growing up no matter where you are in the world. Spending most of fourth grade learning how to multiply up to 12 x 12 was a fun and exciting time, but I was never a fan of how long it took to multiply larger numbers. I didn’t learned the lattice method until later but as a fan of matrices in calculus, this alternative method of multiplication appealed to me. Here’s how it works:
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