
What is Vedic or Indian Mathematics and what should be our approach and attitude towards learning this system.
In this video we will be exploring the decimal system and a new and effective notation called the "Vinculum" or "Bar" Notation. This notation will prove very helpful in future calculations. It is recommended that the students get comfortable with this notation as it is used extensively in the course ahead.
Addition techniques using the "Dot Method" and the "Vinculum" Notation or a combination of both.
Subtraction techniques using the "Dot Method" and the "Vinculum" Notation or a combination of both.
How to multiply two numbers very close to (and less than) a power of 10.
Multiplying two numbers that are close to (and more than) a power of 10
Multiplying two numbers one of which is less and the other more than a power of 10
Multiplying numbers which are close to (less/more) a multiple of 10 rather than a power of 10.
Using bases which are neither multiples nor powers of 10
Six cases that allow very quick multiplication
Let's summarise the Base (or Nikhilam) method of multiplication and see how the use of Vinculum can further speed up calculation.
Introduction to a generic multiplication method.
Exploring the General Multiplication method further.
Simplifying and speeding up general multiplication using Vinculum.
Thank you for supporting this course and I hope to see you in future courses.
If you have been learning Vedic/Fast Maths by watching "magic math tricks" and "shortcuts" you'be been DOING IT WRONG!!
This course takes a holistic approach to teaching Fast Mental Mathematics. It introduces new concepts like the Vinculum and Duplex at an early stage so that students can use these tools to speed up calculations later. The course does not look at Vedic Maths as a set of "magic tricks" and "short-cuts" (and I discourage anyone to study Vedic maths as "tricks"), but instead this course teaches practical level mental mathematics while clearly explaining the logic of each method. So once the students understand the logic the methods become second-nature and there is no memorisation required.
This course also contains material never seen before anywhere in the World (e.g. Advanced Bases and Vinculum applications) and I hope that students find this enlightening.
If this course sparks in you a thirst for more (Trigonometry, Divisibility, Division, Square and Cube Roots, Algebra etc.) I will consider my purpose served and I look forward to seeing you in future courses.