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VEDIC MATHEMATICS NEWSLETTER Newsletter of the World Academy of Vedic Mathematics (part of the International Research and Resource Foundation for Indian heritage)
A warm welcome to our new subscribers.
A GLOBAL DEBATE ON CREATIVE COMPUTATION Within the field of education decisions are being made today which
will have far reaching implications, not alone within teaching but also
in other areas of society. One of these decisions which has been taken
in Ireland, and in many other countries worldwide, with very little
commentary or discussion, is the introduction of calculators into state
exams. This then necessitates the training of pupils in the use of calculators,
and the consequent degradation in their mental mathematical skills. **************************** FROM DR BRIAN MCENERY, IRELAND: AMBASSADORS REQUIRED recently we have begun to nominate individuals to act as Ambassadors on behalf of the Simple Sums Project. Currently we have a number here in Ireland, in various institutions, including the Government, and we have nominated a number overseas. We would be very interested in hearing from any individuals who could spare a few moments every day, to perform a small little bit of promotion for us, in whatever capacity they feel able. For further information please contact Brian McEnery at brian@simplesums.org (tel. 086-8160314). www.simplesums.org FROM RICHARD KAHN: SANATANA DHARMA BY SWAMI BHARATI KRISHNA TIRTHAJI Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in Mumbai indicated to me in a letter in August
that they will be reprinting this book -- it may take around 5 months.
They sent me a xerox copy. It's along the lines of Vedic Metaphysics
in many ways but has new material too. Has scant reference to VM as
such but gives a good perspective on how it fits in with his overall FROM SUJARITHA RAGHAVAN IN CHENNAI, INDIA: VM TRAINING I had an enquiry about vedic maths from Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
He is Mr. Manoj who is running a play School of Bachpan at Hyderabad.
He wanted to start the Vedic maths class there at his place and also
in some schools. He contacted me after seeing my name in the tutor s
list in your web-site. He wanted me to give training in Vedic maths
(elementary level). So he and his friend Mr. Srinivasa Reddy have come
here to Chennai to have training in this subject. The training went
for 3 days . VEDIC MATHS BLOGS A number of VM blogs have been starting up. Here are some we know of: http://www.mathmonkeyblog.com/ http://vedicmathsindia.blogspot.com/ http://simplesums.blog.com/ http://vedic-maths.blogspot.com/ NEW VM WEB SITE WITH VIDEOS A new Vedic Maths web site has been started at Vedic maths Squidoo lens. It has videos you can watch. It is run by Rebecca Newburn who is a maths teacher in California, and she would be interested in hearing your comments, especially about how 9 and 0 can be equivalent on the 9-point circle. FROM BRIAN MCENERY, IRELAND: INTERNATIONAL TRENDS IN POST-PRIMARY MATHEMATICS EDUCATION The NCCA (National Council for Curriculum and Assessment), have recently published a report, "International Trends in Post-Primary Mathematics Education," available at http://www.ncca.ie/uploadedfiles/mathsreview/intpaperoct.pdf, which may be of interest. One of the reports authors is from UCC, so I am hoping to have an opportunity to discuss it's contents with him. The second author is associated with Arizona State University, and the National Science Foundation in Washington. FROM RTN. ASHUTOSH AGARWAL, CALCUTTA, INDIA: REVIEW OF COURSES GIVEN OVER 3 DAYS North East Smiles………the Vedic Way Overview by Rtn. Ashutosh Agarwal (Faculty-WAVM) On 3rd September 2006 each of the three workshops spanned about two hours and were attended by students of Sarala Birla High School, Delhi Public School, Kaziranga English Academy etc. The next day, ie. 4th day of September the board members of Sansktriti had arranged a gala pre workshop program at Kalakshtra Auditorium. The workshop, which was inaugurated by Mr.Nipon Bora, the honorable Minister of Education, Govt. of Assam who witnessed a jam-packed auditorium with host of dignitaries of the city dropping in to taste the "taste of mental mathematics". The workshop was also attended by around 150-200 students of South Point School, Assam Valley School, Tezpur. It was amazing to see the enthusism, response of the students of Assam Valley School, who had travelled 150 kms to participate in the workshop. The Minister who was visibly impressed with the Vedic Methods of Calculations spontaneously declared to include Vedic Math's in Curriculum. The second session was specially planned for students who are CAT/IIT aspirants. The third session for the day was reserved for students of Don Bosco School exclusively, and took place at their gigantic auditorium. The workshop was attended by not only students of the said institution (Around five hundred in numbers) but also by their parents and teachers too. The response of the crowd was absolutely amazing and overwhelming. The students shouted, cheered and spontaneously participated. On the last day two workshops were held at "HAPPY CHILD HIGH SCHOOL",
one of the best schools of the State affiliated to the State Education
Board. A warm welcome followed by felicitation was given by the school
authorities here too, to the expert and the Vice President of the academy.
Around six hundred students attended the session. The expert explained the Base concept, Nikhilam Methods of Calculation with emphasis on Multiplication, Multiplication above a base, multiplication by 11, 9, 99,999,digital roots, Ekadhikena Purvena and the Urdhava Method in all the eight sessions. He even showed that with the help of Vedic Method a single mathematical calculation could be done in five different ways. He also showed how a Vedic and a Western System of Mathematics could be integrated. A series of interviews of the expert has been published by Dainik Purvodoy group in Dainik Purvodoy newspaper, a renowned newspaper in Assam. FROM DEBMALYA BANNERJEE, CALCUTTA, INDIA: VM WORKSHOP Corporate`s eye towards Vedic Math's JUSCO (Jamshedpur Utilities and Supply Co.), a subsidiary of TATA STEEL arranged a workshop on Vedic Mathematics on 23rd October 2006. Rtn Ashutosh Agarwal conducted the session. The workshop, spanned nearly seven hours and was attended by around 45 Mathematics teachers. The event was kick started by a small introduction of the faculty given by the present CEO of JUSCO, Dr. Anil Kumar. The first session from 10Am to 11:30Am was introduction to vedic maths ending with the nikhilam sutra explanation, and simple multiplication, addition, subtraction from left to right with taking the flag and digit sums. The second session started with nikhilam multiplication, three numbers multiplication, multiplication by 99, 999, 11. The third session started with squares of numbers ending in 5, multiplication of two numbers (2 digits) starting with the same digit and the last digits having a sum of 10, square root of perfect squares, general squares, multiplication vertical and crosswise. The last session started with the cubes of two digit numbers, introduction of the solution of Quadratic Equation with first derivative and discriminant, and revision of the work done the whole day. The participants were thrilled, overjoyed as they witnessed the uniqueness of Vedic Methods of calculation. The academy plans to have more events at Jamshedpur, as there is a growing demand for the same. **************************** Registered Address: Vishwa Punarnirman Sangh, Raval Bhawan, Near Telankhedi
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