Author: Rajesh Kumar Thakur
Publisher: Unicorn Books/Pustak Mahal
Year: 2013
Language: English
Pages: 181
ISBN/UPC (if available): 9788178061771
Description
Mathematics is called the queen of all subjects and the Vedas are the ultimate source of knowledge, the combination of the two is really an astonishing experience for the world. The magical spell of sixteen Vedic sutras, which have brought a revolutionary change in mathematical calculations, cannot be described in a few words.
In recent times, a renewed interest in Vedic Mathematics has grown all over the world, as it offers fast-track calculations in a simple way. With a little practice, one can solve tedious mathematical problems such as square roots, cube roots, multiplications and divisions etc. mentally in no time. A special method – Casting out Nines – counterchecks all fundamental mathematical operations with ease.
Contents
Contents
Preface
Introduction to Vedic Mathematics
Vedic Sutras
Vedic Sub-Sutras
ADDITION
Introduction, Vedic Sutras for Addition – Ekadhikena Purvena and Sunyanta, Its Meaning and Applications.
SUBTRACTION
Introduction, Vedic Sutra for Subtraction – Ekadhikena Purvena and Param Mitra, Ekanyuena Purvena and Param Mitra, Its Meaning and Applications, Digit Separator Method for Subtraction.
MULTIPLICATION
Introduction, Vedic Sutras – Nikhilam Navatascaramam Dasatah, Anurupyena, Ekanyuena Purvena and Urdhva-Tiryak, their Meaning and Applications, Dot and Stick Method of Multiplication, Multiplication of three numbers etc., Multiplication using Napier’s Rods.
DIVISION
Introduction, Vedic Sutra – Nikhilam, Paravartya Yojayet and Dhwajanka, Their Meaning and Applications.
CASTING OUT NINES
Introduction, Checking the accuracy of Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division.
SQUARE
Introduction, An Interesting Pattern, Relation between Triangular Number and Square Number, Vedic Method for Squaring – Ekadhikena Purvena, Anurupyena, Yavadunam and Duplex Method, Its Meaning and Applications.
SQUARE ROOT
Introduction, Important Points to Remember, Aryabhatta’s Method to find the Square Root, Fundamental Rules to Extract the Square Root of a Number, Duplex Vedic Method for finding Square Root, Square Root of an Irrational Number.
CUBE
Introduction, Properties of Cubic Number, Algebraic Method to find the Cube. Different Vedic Sutras – Anurupyena, Nikhilam, Ekadhikena Purvena and Yavadunam, Its Meaning and Applications.
CUBE ROOT
Introduction, Important Points related to Cube Root, Vedic Method of finding Cube Root of any Number less than 7 digits, Vedic Method to Extract the Cube Root of any Number having 7, 8 or 9 digits.
SIMPLE EQUATIONS
Introduction, Different Vedic Sutras – Sunyam Samya Samuccaya, Paravartya Yojyet and Anurupye Sunyamanyat, Its Meaning and Applications.
ANSWERS
Bibliography