The Indic Mathematical Tradition 6000 BCE To ?

[G.Subramaniam]

<!--QuoteBegin-Pandyan+Jun 6 2008, 07:59 AM-->QUOTE(Pandyan @ Jun 6 2008, 07:59 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin-G.Subramaniam+Jun 5 2008, 08:39 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(G.Subramaniam @ Jun 5 2008, 08:39 PM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->I am thinking of getting vedic math
there are several books , DVDs can anyone give recommendations
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G.Sub, an earlier post from Hauma.

<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The so called "vedic mathematics" is almost a hoax. It has nothing to do with the Atharva Veda as is commonly claimed. The sutras were a recent production of a Shankaracharya of one of the Mathas. "Vedic arithmetic" is vastly exaggerated in terms of their ability to produce quick numerations - a waste of time.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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Actually I purchased some of these books yesterday and I can vouch for their effectiveness

They use algebra to simplify arithmetic

We learn basic arithmetic in grade 1 or 2
and algebra in grade 8

But we remain stuck with the grade 2 methods for arithmetic instead of moving onto grade 8 methods

I was already fairly good at mental math, and yet, these speeded me up
10X

These books are cheap, for $20, you can get a set by Dalton
Some of these books you can buy used at Amazon for $5