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142857, A Most Remarkable Number

noreply@blogger.com (Alexander Greene) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:44:00 PST

Greetings again ftom North Wales!

In this post, I would like to look at a most remarkable number - 142857.

In a prior post of mine covering the subject of divisibility testing, I analysed the factors of this number, determining that it was divisible by the following factors only:-

3 x 3 x 3 x 11 x 481

Now I will look into 142857 more closely. And it is indeed a most remarkable number, as I first discovered when looking it up in Shakuntala Devi's book Figuring: The Joy of Numbers, way back in the mists of time.

For one thing, 142857 is a cyclic number. Take a look at that happens when you multiply 142857 by the numbers 1 through 6:-

142857 x 1 = 142857

142857 x 2 = 285714

142857 x 3 = 428571

142857 x 4 = 571428

142857 x 5 = 714285

142857 x 6 = 857142

As you can see, the numbers simply rotate, each time the next larger number moving into the left most column and the remaining digits staying in order behind it.

Of course, the fun does not end there. This is what happens next:-

142857 x 7 = 999999

Now let's look at the digits themselves, dividing them up into two groups: 1, 4, 2 and 8, 5, 7.

What is intriguing here is that a connection exists between the digits of the first half and those of the second half:-

4 x 2 = 8

1 + 4 = 5

1 + 2 + 4 = 7

Another property of 142857 draws upon the fact that 27 (3³) is one of its factors. If you draw up a table containing the digits of the multiples of 142857 from 1 to 6, above, you will note that the rows and columns all add up to 27:-

1	4	2	8	5	7	=	27
1	4	2	8	5	7	=	27
2	8	5	7	1	4	=	27
4	2	8	5	7	1	=	27
5	7	1	4	2	8	=	27
7	1	4	2	8	5	=	27
8	5	7	1	4	2	=	27
==	==	==	==	==	==
27	27	27	27	27	27

Lastly, 142857 appears in the recurring decimals of 7, where once again it demonstrates its cyclic nature:-

¹/₇ = 0. 142857 142857 142857 ...

²/₇ = 0. 285714 285714 285714 ...

³/₇ = 0. 428571 428571 428571 ...

⁴/₇ = 0. 571428 571428 571428 ...

⁵/₇ = 0. 714285 714285 714285 ...

⁶/₇ = 0. 857142 857142 857142 ...

Once again we see a relationship between 142857 and 7, a connection made all the more remarkable by the fact that 7 is not itself a factor of 142857 - as I have pointed out previously, mathematics is not immune to a little display of irony every now and again.

In all, 142857 is indeed a most remarkable number and, like 23 and 1,024 it has become one of my favourite numbers.

Divisibility Testing, Part 003

noreply@blogger.com (Alexander Greene) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:48:00 PST

The first two parts of my article dealt with tests for divisibility by the common numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10. In the previous articles we saw how to test for divisibility by 3, 6 or 9 by examining the sum of all the digits of a number, and what to look for when testing for divisibility by 2, 4 and 8.

In this final part of my article I wish to demonstrate how to test for divisibility by 7, 11 and by higher prime numbers such as 13, 17, 19 and so on.

We shall begin with testing for divisibility by 11. The procedure appears complicated at first, but once you know what to do, you will be surprised how simple it actually is.

To test that a number is divisible by 11, add up two separate numbers. The first sum comprises the sum of the digits of the odd numbered columns of the number (1st, 3rd, 5th and so on). The second comprises the sum of the digits of the even numbered columns of the number (2nd, 4th, 6th and so on).

If the difference between these two numbers is zero, 11 or a multiple of 11, the number is divisible by 11.

As our only example in this part of the article, I choose to focus entirely upon one number: 142,857.

Here, we now test 142,857 for divisibility by 11.

1 + 2 + 5 = 8
4 + 8 + 7 = 19

19 - 8 = 11

142,857 is divisible by 11.

So that's almost all the lowest prime and non-prime factors from 2 through to 11 covered.

So now we come to the divisibility test for the only number remaining, 7. When using this test, which can be applied to any other prime number, you only need to know the multiples of the candidate factor from zero and the factor itself through to five times the factor.

For example, in working out how to divide a number by 7, you only need to know 0, 7, 14, 21, 28 and 35. If you are testing for divisibility by 13, you only need to know 0, 13, 26, 39, 52 and 65.

The working behind this method is outlined below.

First of all, if a number a is a multiple of x:-

a = n₁x

then any multiple b of a is also going to be a multiple of x:-

b = n₂a ==> b = n₂n₁x

Next, any integer above 1 can be shown to be the sum of two smaller integers:-

c = d + e (d < c; e < c; d > 0; e > 0).

If we know that one of these two right hand terms is a known integer multiple of the candidate factor, we can eliminate it and test for divisibility with the smaller term, For example, substitute b for d:-

c = n₂a + e

e = c - n₂a

If, when we test e, we discover that it too is a multiple of x:-

e = n₃x

we can deduce that the whole number c must be divisible by x.

This is the test: by eliminating known multiples of the candidate factor, if we obtain a final residue of 0 or the candidate factor, the number is divisible by the candidate factor.

To test this, we once again turn back to 142,857 and test it to see if it is divisible by 7. We already know that 142,857 is divisible by 11.

We can begin by eliminating the easiest multiples of 7. When eliminating a multiple, do not be afraid to take big bites.

142,857 - 140,000 = 2,857

2,857 - 2,800 = 57

Since the nearest multiple of 7 is now 56, eliminating that yields the final residue, 1. So 142,857 is not divisible by 7.

Let us test for divisibility by another prime factor, namely 17.

142,857 - 17 = 142,840

14,284 - 34 (2x17) = 14,250

1,425 + 85 (5x17) = 1,510

151 - 51 (3x17) = 100

100 - 85 = 15

Since the residue is neither 0 nor 17, 142,857 is not divisible by 17.

This technique can be applied to divisibility tests by any prime factor, and all it requires is the knowledge of the multiples of the candidate factor from 0 to 5x the factor.

Before wrapping up this article, I will conclude my business with 142,857. In my analysis of the candidate factors which go into 142,857 I determined that this number has the following factors, and only these factors:=

142,857 = 3 x 3 x 3 x 11 x 481

142,857 is a remarkable number with some interesting connections to the number 7, which I shall elaborate upon in a later post. However, 142,857 itself is not divisible by 7: a rare demonstration that proves that mathematics is not immune to sharing a little irony with us mere mortals.

Divisibility by a candidate factor is, of course, the primary means of testing to see if a number is a prime number or factorisable. It is a useful tool to know, not least because it is the most efficient tool you can use to verify that your arithmetical computations are correct.

I hope that this examination of divisibility by candidate factors has given you one more helpful navigational tool to help steer your course along this great mathematical Odyssey which we all share.

The Amazing Number 9 and the Mathematical Finger Print of God.

noreply@blogger.com (The Vedic Maths Forum India) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:34:00 PST

I am going to share what a Beautiful Number 9 is. This has been personified by the works of a mathematician Marko Rodin who calls his work Vortex Based Mathematics.Vortex-Based Mathematics (VBM) is completely different because it is a dynamic math that shows the relationships and thus the qualities of numbers rather than the quantities.

From his website :-

Marko studied all the world's great religions. He decided to take The Most Great Name of Bahaullah (prophet of the Bahai Faith) which is Abha and convert it into numbers. He did this in an effort to discover the true precise mystical intonation of The Most Great Name of God. Since the Bahai sacred scripture was originally written in Persian and Arabic, Marko used the Abjad numerical notation system for this letter to number translation. This was a sacred system of allocating a unique numerical value to each letter of the 27 letters of the alphabet so that secret quantum mechanic physics could be encoded into words. What Marko discovered was that (A=1, b=2, h=5, a=1) = 9. The fact that The Most Great Name of God equaled 9 seemed very important to him as everything he had read in both the Bahai scriptures and other religious text spoke of nine being the omni-potent number. So next he drew out a circle with nine on top and 1 through 8 going around the circle clockwise. Then he discovered a very intriguing number system within this circle. Marko knew he had stumbled upon something very profound. This circle with its hidden number sequence was the "Symbol of Enlightenment." This is the MATHEMATICAL FINGER PRINT OF GOD.

Follow along as the amazing properties of this symbol unveil themselves to you. Put your pencil on number 1 and without picking up your pencil, move your pencil in a straight line to number 2, then 4, then across the center to 8. Notice that you are doubling. So next should be 16 and it is, but 1+6=7. So move your pencil to 7. Then 16 doubled is 32, but 3+2=5. So move your pencil to 5. Then 32 doubled is 64 and 6+4=10 and 1+0=1. And you're back to 1. So move the pencil across the center and back up to 1. The significance of the Mayan calender is that 64 is one complete cycle of infinity. Then it begins again with 64 doubled is 128 and 1+2+8=11, then 1+1=2. And so on. You will never get off this track as you keep doubling. Notice the infinity symbol has formed underneath your pencil, creating an ever-repeating pattern of 1, 2, 4, 8, 7, 5. Amazingly, this number sequence stays intact as you half numbers as well. Start again at the 1 but this time go backwards on the infinity symbol. Half of 1 is .5, so move your pencil to the 5. Then half of .5 is .25, and 2+5=7. So move your pencil to the 7. And half of .25 is .125 and 1+2+5=8. So move to the 8. Next half of .125 is .0625 and 0+6+2+5=13 and 1+3=4. So go across to the 4. And half of .0625 is .03125 and 0+3+1+2+5=11 and 1+1=2. So move to the 2. Forever staying on the route of 1,2,4,8,7,5 even backwards.

At this point some of you might be thinking, "What in the world do these number patterns have to do with real world applications?" These number groupings piece together into a jig-saw-like puzzle pattern that perfectly demonstrates the way energy flows. Our base-ten decimal system is not man made, rather it is created by this flow of energy. Amazingly, after twenty years of working with this symbol and collaborating with engineers and scientists, Marko discovered that the 1,2,4,8,7,5 was a doubling circuit for a very efficient electrical coil. There was still one more very important number pattern to be realized. On the MATHEMATICAL FINGER PRINT OF GOD notice how the 3, 9, and 6 is in red and does not connect at the base. That is because it is a vector. The 1,2,4,8,7,5 is the third dimension while the oscillation between the 3 and 6 demonstrates the fourth dimension, which is the higher dimensional magnetic field of an electrical coil. The 3, 9, and 6 always occur together with the 9 as the control. In fact, the Yin/Yang is not a duality but rather a trinary. This is because the 3 and 6 represent each side of the Yin/Yang and the 9 is the "S" curve between them. Everything is based on thirds. We think that the universe is based on dualities because we see the effects not the cause.

Clearly Marko has used the principle of Digit Sums and the Vedic Square to create something beautiful, which later looks like this.

More on Marko's Website http://rodin.freelancepartnership.com/content/view/7/26/

After watching Bizza's One Eye and Now Marko's Vortex I think 9 has to be looked into seriously to bring out all the facets of it.

Another Contributor , Piyush Dadriwala from Noida, India sends us this on the number 9's amazing properties.

AMAZING NUMBER NINE

It is very interesting to note that when you take any number of digits like 25 AND 32,
NOW YOU CAN WRITE THEM IN FOUR WAYS LIKE THAT,

25*32=800

25*23=575

52*23=1196

52*32=1664

NOW VERY AMAZING,SUBTRACT BIGGER ONE TO ANY LOWER,ONE BY ONE

1664-1196=468=4+6+8=18=1+8=9

1664-575=1089=1+0+8+9=18=1+8=9

1164-800=864=8+6+4=18=1+8=9

1196-575=621=6+2+1=9

1196-800=396=3+6+9=18=1+8=9

800-575=225=2+2+5=9

Always nine,it is amazing.

for any no of digits.it is always true!

Thanking you

Gaurav Tekriwal

www.vedicmathsinda.org

Subtraction using Vedic Sutras

noreply@blogger.com (Arkaprava) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:02:00 PDT

In India, the culture of maths originated long long ago...at the time of the Aryas. Mathematicians of that time were the true pioneers of modern counting. A shocking truth is that despite the absence of calculators, they used to solve massive calculations accurately within moments, some of them not even solvable with modern scientific calculators. Maths at that time was not like today's research works. It was meant for counting FAST. I emphasize "fast", because that's why Vedic Mathematicians own a prestigious position in the history of Mathematics. Unless you have got math-o-phobia, these techniques are bound to interest you.

Computation at the Vedic era was entirely based on two easy definitions, one of them being Base, and other one being Complement.

Bases- The entire number system is built on the numbers 0-9. All of them keep repeating themselves in a specific order, but at some milestones. These "milestones" refer to 10,100,1000....etc. which we call ten's digit, hundred's digit....etc. in modern number theory. These numbers(which have "1" as their first digit, followed by zeroes) are termed as Bases.

Complements- Any number from the number line, when subtracted from its nearest base that is greater than it, gives the Complement of the number.

example: (i) Suppose we take 58, it is closest to the base 100, and 100 is greater than it. So its complement will be (100-52)=42.
(ii) Suppose we have taken 42 instead of 58, in that case, 42 is closest to 10 rather than 100. But despite that we take the nearest base to be 100 since 10 is less than 42. Its complement is obviously 58.

# Obtaining Complement:

Like the Vedic Mathematicians defined Complements, they also suggested how to calculate complements of a number. This technique has been referred in a Sutra, which says...

"निखिलं नवतश्चरमम दशतः"

Which means, "All from nine and last from ten". If we observe carefully, we would notice that it only refers to the basic technique of subtracting higher digit numbers. Let us illustrate it with an example.

Suppose, we are to find the Complement of the number 1234. So, what we have to do is subtract the last digit from ten, i.e. (10-4)=6.
And the rest of the digits from 9, i.e. (9-1)=8, (9-2)=7, (9-3)=6. So the complement becomes 8766. Clearly (1234+8766)=10000.

A point to remember, when the number will end with a zero, i.e. 4810, then the technique is a bit different. We exclude the zero from the number first. i.e. the number becomes 481. Now, we determine its complement following the Sutra, which is found to be 519. Finally we put the zero at the end, and the number that formed is the complement of 4810, that is 5190.
If more than one zeroes are present at the end, then we exclude all of them, determine the complement, and finally put them back at the end.

The proof is even more simple, it is the "borrow" operation that reduces the base from 10 to 9 in each of the subtractions other than the last one. This concept of Complements was also used in subtraction of two numbers, which we are about to see now...

Let us recall the Sutra I stated a little ago, that is:

"निखिलं नवतश्चरमम दशतः"

Which means, "All from nine and last from ten". So, we are going to use our pet funda of complements.
I am presenting the process point wise,

1) We take our previous example. (1081-723). In this case, we refer the digits of 1081 to be Upper digits, and the digits of 723 to Lower digits, just for easier representation.

2) In each column of subtraction(by column I refer to unit's digit,ten's digit etc.), we take the difference of upper digit and lower digit, i.e. (upper digit ~ lower digit).

3) If in some column, upper digit > lower digit, then the answer becomes (upper digit - lower digit - 1). This extra 1 is subtracted since we are coming out of complements.

4) If in some column, upper digit < lower digit, the answer becomes the complement of (lower digit - upper digit).

Let's now take our example. I am referring unit's digit as column 1, ten's digit as column 2,...etc. So, in column 1, upper digit < lower digit, which means we are to take complement. Answer for column 1 is [10-(3-1)]=8.

For the next column, upper digit > lower digit, so we come out of complements, and the answer is (8-2-1)=5.

For 3rd column, upper digit < lower digit, so we need complement. Thus, the answer is [10-(7-0)]=3.

Finally for the last column, upper digit > lower digit, so the answer becomes, (1-0-1)=0.

So, our final answer is, 0358, i.e. 358. Clearly (358+723)=1081. So, our concept of complement proved to be useful once again.

Vedic Mathematicians intended to solve a lot of problems based on this complement concepts...it is hard to imagine how powerful this technique can actually be for fast calculations!!

Divisibility Testing, Part 002

noreply@blogger.com (Alexander Greene) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:23:00 PDT

As promised in my previous post, I am here to show you those tests I have learned for divisibility by 5 and 10, 4 and 8.

To test for divisibility by 5, you only need to look at the units digit. Is the units digit 0 or 5? If that is the case, your number is divisible by 5. Furthermore, a number whose units digit is 5 will be an odd number when you divide by 5, and even if the units digit is 0.

A number is divisible by 10 if its units digit is zero. Moreover, when you divide a digit that is not divisible by 10, the remainder is the same as the units digit.

Testing for 4 is similar. You need to check that the last two digits fall into a specific pattern, below. The digits left of the hundreds column are irrelevant.

All you have to know here is that 20 is a multiple of 4 (5x4=20), and that multiples of 20 (such as 40, 60, 80 and 100) are also multiples of 4.

Let's look at 156.

Here, we see that 156=100 + 56. As 100 is a multiple of 4, we can discard it, leaving the 56.

Now 56 = 40 + 16, or (2x20)+16. Discarding 40, we have the remainder of 16 - which is a multiple of 4 (4x4=16). 156 is divisible by 4.

So to check for divisibility by 4 - or rather to check that a number is a multiple of 4 - the last two digits must be a multiple of 20 + a known multiple of 4, either 04, 08, 12, 16 or 00.

Now test the following numbers to see if they are multiples of 4.

167
366
724
7,332
16,384

Now divisibility by 8, the last exercise in this post, is very similar. As 8 is 2x4, so we have to scale up the test by 2.

The known multiples of 8 up to 5x8 are 08, 16, 24, 32 and 40. Note how the units digit goes down by increments of 2, only to begin again at 8 with 48, 56, 64, 72 and 80 - also note how the tens digit also goes up in increments of 1 each time.

Just as 25 multiples of 4 lie between 04 and 100, so 25 multiples of 8 lie between 08 and 200 - and within that range are five cycles, each 40 higher than the last. 8, 48, 88, 128 and 168 are the start of their respective cycles. This predictability is something you can use.

To check that a number, therefore, is divisible by 8, check the three digits - hundreds, tens and units. Discard all numbers in the higher columns, then discard the known multiple of 200 from the hundreds digit (you ought to end up with a hundreds digit of either 0 or 1), and finally discard the known multiple of 40 from that remainder.

If the remainder is 00, 08, 16, 24 or 32, the number is a multiple of 8. The process takes just two steps.

Try it for yourself.

188
267
3,392
4,752
28,664

I learned these methods from the friend who introduced me to Vedic Mathematics, and rekindled a love of numbers in me. By teaching me to view numbers not as divisible by smaller numbers, but as multiples of the smaller numbers, she cut out a lot of the hard work surrounding division - and banished a spectre which had bothered me since my earliest schooldays by showing me how, among other things, sixteen simple rules penned thousands of years ago really can improve mathematical ability even in the oldest people and the most set in their ways.

Imagine being able to teach this to children from the beginning. What will they be able to do when they reach my age?

Next, I will be extending the methods I learned to checking for divisibility by 11, and then look at how to check for divisibility by awkward numbers, such as 7, 13 and 17.

Online Vedic Maths Community and Carnival

noreply@blogger.com (The Vedic Maths Forum India) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:07:00 PDT

Dear Friends,

The Festive Season of Diwali has just got over and what a way to fill its emptiness...we have a Brand New Vedic Maths Community on WIZIQ thanks to Vikrama Dhiman and Harman Singh, CEO of Wiziq, The Best Platform to learn Online.

My Heartfelt thanks to the Wiziq team for taking the decision to start this Community on our request as it will connect the students to the teachers of today who are making a difference in the field of Vedic Math Field.

Its been a Long Journey and cherished relationship with Wiziq which we have undergone since its launch in 2007. Since its young days Wiziq has evolved into a butterfly, ready to take off into the world.

This Vedic Maths Community seeks to bring together for the first time passionate and committed teachers on Vedic Mathematics. We at the Vedic Maths Forum India wish to work and recruit teachers working in the field of Vedic Mathematics for our Online and Offline Operations. This will be an ideal platform to bring us all together.

This community will seek to dispel myths about Vedic Maths, Enlighten Students and answer there queries on the topic.

We wish to conduct loads of Online Workshops and Seminars and Look Forward to being a step in your over all career development.

Please add in below how else can we make this community more useful to the users.

You can connect on the Vedic Maths Community at http://vedic-maths.wiziq.com

And We have also started talking about a FIRST TIME EVER ONLINE VEDIC MATHS CARNIVAL. What it is and how can you participate read on by clicking here

Divisibility Testing, Part 001

noreply@blogger.com (Alexander Greene) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:51:00 PDT

I have posted on this subject on my own blog, and I thought I would bring some of the insights I have gained to share them with you readers here.

Of all the mathematical operations I was taught as a child, division was always considered the hardest to do by myself and my fellow pupils. It was not until adolescence that I began to learn how to speed up the process of division through divisibility tests.

I learned a number of very quick methods to test for divisibility from Figuring: The Joy of Numbers by Shakuntala Devi, and these simple key methods have remained with me to this day.

In this first part, I will share some of these methods with you.

Let's begin with the simplest tests: divisibility by 2, 3, 6 and 9.

To test for divisibility by 2 (i.e. an even number), check the units digit (the digit on the right): if the units digit is 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8 the number is even. If the units digit is 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9, it is an odd number.

A number is divisible by 3 if the sum of all its digits is a multiple of 3: 3, 6, 9 or a multiple of 3.

Let's look at an example: testing 45,327 for divisility by 3.

Summing 4+5+3+2+7 yields 21, which is a known multiple of 3. 45,327 is divisible by 3. You can test that by adding 2+1 to get 3.

Try it for yourself. Test the following numbers for divisibility by 3, now:-

123
237
4,386
7,184
66,247

Testing for divisibility by 6 is simple, once you know how to test for divisibility by both 2 and 3: a number which is even and which is also divisible by 3 is divisible by 6.

Some examples of this:

12 (1+2=3) is an even number, and is therefore divisible by 6.
24 (2+4=6) is also an even number, and is therefore divisible by 6.
39 (3+9=12, 1+2=3) is divisible by 3, but it is an odd number: 39 is not divisible by 6.
Finally 22 (2+2=4) is an even number, but it is not divisible by 3 so therefore it is not divisible by 6.

Try testing the following numbers for divisibility by 6:-

54
122
642
2,454
13,563

Finally testing for divisibility by 9 is very similar to testing for divisibility by 3 but far more specific. If the sum of the numbers adds up to 9, or a multiple of 9, then the number is divisible by 9.

For example 54 (5+4=9) is divisible by 9. 189 (1+8+9=18, 1+8=9) is likewise divisible by 9. 24 (2+4=6), on the other hand, is not divisible by 9.

Try testing the following numbers for divisibility by 9:-

18
351
4,571
11,223
23,480

And that is how to test for divisibility by 2, 3, 6 and 9. In the next part, I will show you the methods I learned to test for divisibility by 4, 5, 8 and 10.

Greetings from North Wales!

noreply@blogger.com (Alexander Greene) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:24:00 PDT

Croeso Oddi Wrth Gogledd Cymru! - or "Greetings from North Wales" as we say in Welsh.

I would like to take this moment to thank the owner of this blog, Gaurav Tekriwal, for inviting me to become a contributor to this blog. I'll just take a moment to introduce myself, and to share my enthusiasm for this topic with you.

My name is Alexander Greene. I am a Computer Studies graduate from North Wales, holding a BSc (Honours) degree. And I have been interested in numbers since the 1970s when, in Birmingham, I bought a book, Figuring: The Joy of Numbers by Shakuntala Devi.

The contents of that book inspired me, and it is still with me after all these decades. Somewhat battered and yellowing, now, but still cherished.

Even now, at 46, I am learning new things about numbers and mathematics, thanks to my recent discovery of the teachings of Vedic Mathematics. I intend to take up the study and practice of VM and make it a part of the rest of my life: an ongoing journey of exploration which I intend to share with you through this blog.

I hope you will enjoy the journey through the realm of Vedic Mathematics as much as I.

PUN IN VEDIC MATHS

manujkeshari@gmail.com (Tiger) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:51:00 PDT

The not-so-famous Anustub Sutra is a wonderful pun in it's own right. It's so worded that it can bear 3 different meanings: and all of them quite apt. The first is a hymn to Lord Sri Krsna, the second is similarly is a hymn in praise of Lord Shri Shankara, and third, arguably, the best and most ingenious of all (from a mathematician's point of view), is the evaluation of PI/10 to 32 places of decimal, and more importantly, with a "Self contained master key" to extend the evaluation to any number of decimal places !!! (and remember, we are talking of a time when ppl would multiply 7 by 5 by adding 7 five times !! ) ...

On understanding it, Dr V P Dalal (of the Hiedelburg University, Germany) commented: "It shows how deeply the ancient Indian mathematicians penetrated, in the subtlety of their calculations, even when the Greeks had no numeral above 1000 and their multiplications were so very complex, which they performed with the help of the counting frame by adding so many times the multiplier ! 7 X 5 could be done by adding 7 on the counting frame 5 times !"

However, the same great ancient genius, poetry and literature, of which each and every Indian shud be proud of, is being used to demean Vedic maths by calling it communal ... and even if our pseudo secular leaders are so much concerned abt "censoring" such "communal" stuff, even then, our ancient sciences could be taught without such literary genius as well i.e removing all such puns etc from it ... in my opinion, this literary stuff adds on to the beauty of the subject and prevents it from becoming dull; however, it's not necessary to be taught ... isn't it shameful that we feel shy to acknowledge our own greatness in several domains when the entire world is gng crazy after them ?

we had almost forgotten योग unless it returned to us as "योगा" .. hope such is not the case with Vedic Maths ...

Manuj Keshari

National Workshop on Integrating Spirituality and Mathematical Science

noreply@blogger.com (The Vedic Maths Forum India) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:35:00 PDT

Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, India

INVITE YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE

NATIONAL WORKSHOP
ON
Integrating Spirituality and Mathematical Science
December 21 - 23, 2009

After conducting series of International Conferences on different dimensions of integrating spirituality and management Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi now announces a 3 day National Workshop on “Integrating Spirituality and Mathematical Science” during December 21 – 23, 2009 at University of Delhi.

The Background

In India Mathematical science and spirituality have always gone together as the roots being same – Vedas. According to Vedic mathematics all of mathematics is based on sixteen sutras or word – formulae, for example, vertically and crosswise is one of the Sutras. These formulae describe the way the mind naturally works and therefore a great help in directing the student to the appropriate method of solution. Hence, the researchers put Vedic maths as the technology and science of order and precision, which maintains the uprightness of unity and also spreads variety with it. It is also said to be the Natural Law's structuring dynamic; it instinctively designs the source and goal of natural law, which is the orderly theme of evolution. Thus Vedic science includes gathering inner knowledge through reason and experimentation leading to direct perception of truth. The proposed workshop intends to initiate discussions on logical – mathematical approach to understand the nature of consciousness.

The Rationale

Recognizing the importance and place of the outer and inner sciences, the workshop will make the participants learn to integrate both to create harmony in our lives at all levels. Our technical capabilities are increasing at an enormous speed as compare to the development of values in modern societies. This is creating almost an empty culture. We need a broadly accepted spirituality in the present time that gives us purpose and meaning beyond the necessities of daily existence.

The Focus

There will be various panel discussions and resource persons delivering more theoretical kind of talks under the broad theme of “Integration Spirituality and of Mathematical Science”. This broad theme will contain the thoughts related to origin of natural sciences and systematic spiritual practices.

The deliberations will focus on:

Logical Mathematical Approach to Spirituality.
Mathematical Science as a Form of Spirituality and Spirituality as a Type of Science.
The Concept of Time and Space Vis – A- Vis Spirituality.
Mathematical Science And Supra-mental Consciousness
Mathematical Science and Mystical Experience.
Conscious Mind and Cognitive Artificial Intelligence.
Religio – Spiritual Sources Of Modern Science

Who can Attend

The proposed workshop intends to bring together the doctoral students, particularly young ones, working in the area of Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Operations Research, Management, Life Sciences, Psychology, Philosophy, Spirituality and Religion on one platform to discuss the rationalistic – scientific approach to spirituality.

Venue

University of Delhi

Registration Fee

A nominal registration fee of Rs. 1000/ is charged per participant. The fee covers lodging and fooding and access to Workshop materials. The participants are encouraged to present their thoughts in a structured form during the workshop. Those participants who develop concrete ideas on the theme of the workshop will be provided a waiver of the entire registration fee.

Payment should be made in the form of DD in favour of ‘Registrar, University of Delhi.’

Total Number of Participants

The Workshop plans to accommodate 50 participants. The selection will be made on the basis of genuine interest expressed by the participants. The Registration Form contains a section on Expression of Interest that is necessary to be completed by the participants. Please ensure that you submit a duly completed Registration Form.

Deadlines to Remember

Application Submission : October 31, 2009
Decision Announced : November 15, 2009

Workshop Organizing Committee

Prof. J.K.Mitra, Dean & Head, Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi
Dr. Debadyuti Das, Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi
Prof. B.K. Das, Head – Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Delhi

Co - Convener

Prof. Sunita Singh Sengupta, Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi – Workshop Convener

To participate in the seminar please let us know your interest by email gtekriwal(at)vedicmathsindia.org

Vedic Math used to enable Digital Chip Designers

noreply@blogger.com (The Vedic Maths Forum India) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:11:00 PDT

Vedic Mathematics has its applications in Information Technology as also discussed in an earlier post some years back. Here is a company which is using the Vedic Math algorithms to such use.

Arigami Semiconductor Systems uses Vedic Mathematics Algorithms partially to enable digital chip designers to build more efficient datapath intensive digital designs.

Vijay Kundaji, one of the co-founders of Arigami, says, all electronic products use some sort of processing which involves arithmetic. Arigami's solution helps the process by improving the performance of datapath.

Arigami's optimization takes inspiration from Vedic Mathematics though it's not completely based on it. The firm has also raised seed funding from S Baskar, former CTO of bluetooth solutions firm Impulsesoft.

Arigami now has three customers with whom its evaluating products. One is a wireless company while the other two are major semiconductor companies, said Kundaji without revealing names due to confidentiality agreements. Arigami has started bringing in small revenues through these consultations.

Also the recession has given Arigami time to fine tune and validate its product. Though currently operating through a consulting model, it ultimately plans to scale by building a product.

http://www.arigamisys.com/

Easy method of multiplication by 9

noreply@blogger.com (R.Sujaritha) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:04:00 PDT

I am giving some short cut methods to solve some mathematical problems. You can arrive the answer in seconds without doing the formal step. Each Problem has different rule , each rule varies and this We have to keep in mind.This does not mean that you must not do the steps in your School. One has to follow the Steps in School since you gain marks for that. If you know the techniques it will Help you to think better and your creativity level will increase. Mental Calculations improves the memory. It creates confidence in oneself. It saves time and energy.

Here are some short cuts

ANY 2 CONSECUTIVE NUMBERS MULTIPLIED BY 9:

23 x 9 = 2 / 0 / 7

Answer will be 3 parts.

First part : Write the First digit of the multiplicand as it is.

Second part: It will be “ Zero”.

Third Part : It will be the Complement of second digit of the multiplicand.

You can try 34 X 9, 45 X 9, etc.

DUPLEX,TRIPLETS, ETC MULTIPLIED BY 9 :

22 X 9 = 1 / 9 / 8.

333X 9 = 2 / 99 / 7.

Answer will be 3 parts.

First part : Subtract 1 from the 1st digit of the multiplicand.

Second part: write one ‘9’ if multiplicand has 2 digit No. write two ‘9’s if multiplicand has 3 digit No. and go on.

Third Part : Complement of last digit of multiplicand from 10.

I hope you all like these simple methods. After Practising Vedic Maths,I am able to give my own methods which I wanted to share with you all.

Still Continues...

Thank you.
R. Sujaritha.
Muscat, Oman.

Diwali Greetings!

noreply@blogger.com (The Vedic Maths Forum India) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:01:00 PDT

We pray to the one above that he shower you with good health,love, inner peace, prosperity , positivity, strength and lots of smiles for the times to come.

Wishing you a Very Happy Diwali.

Warm Greetings on this Joyous Occasion.

Wishes
Gaurav Tekriwal
The Vedic Maths Forum India
www.vedicmathsindia.org

Special Multiplication by 9

noreply@blogger.com (R.Sujaritha) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:12:00 PDT

BONJOUR TOUT LE MONDE

I like Mathematics so much and I love to take Vedic maths Classes all over the world. I am taking French Classes also Since I have finished Delf A1 Exams.After practising Vedic maths I can able to give many methods of Multiplication Unusual. So I feel that if all the Children in the World practise this Amazing System then they will not have night mare before theirMaths Exam and they also start to like the subject. If a Child Masters in Mathematics then he can Master in any Subject since Maths is the head of all Sciences. I would like to thank Mr.Gaurav Tekriwal for his Continued Support and Encouragement. I am sure that We can take Vedic maths to all parts of the World with his Continuing Support.

Here are some methods of Multiplication by 9.

Multiplication of any digit number in descending order with 9 :

( 1 ) 21 X 9
We will get 3 parts of the answer.
= 1 / 8 / 9 = 189
First part of the answer is obtained by subtracting 1 from the
1st digit of the Multiplicand. Second part of the answer is just
write one 8.Third part of the answer is the Compliment of the
last digit of the Multiplicand from 10.

( 2 ) 321 X 9
We will get 3 parts of the answer.
= 2 / 88 / 9 = 2889

( 3 ) 7654 X 9
We will get 3 parts of the answer
= 6 / 888 / 6 = 68886

Main rule is to remember is
If you multiply 2 digit number by 9 --- Centre part is one 8
If you multiply 3 digit number by 9 --- Centre part is two 8’s
If you multiply 4 digit number by 9 --- Centre part is three 8’s

And go on and on.

R. Sujaritha
Muscat, Oman.

AS I SEE THE CURRENT EDUCATION SYSTEM

manujkeshari@gmail.com (Tiger) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:21:00 PDT

Hello all,
I m Manuj Keshari, originally from Meerut, UP, India. I did my Engineering from BITS PILANI University at its Goa Campus and am currently working as an R & D Engineer with Tejas Networks. For more info abt my interests, etc u can plz visit my profile.

A few months back, I went to one of my friends preparing for JEE. He was taking coaching from one of the most reputed coaching institutes of the country. However, I was rather surprised to find out that he knew almost every procedure/method to solve a problem, but dint know what he was doing and why ? For eg, he knew very well how to find the limit of a function and whether a function is cts/differentiable or not, but dint know what exactly do they mean or what is the physical implication of these things ?

Now, it's true that our current educational system focusses on marks and not so much on knowledge of a subject .. ppl get marks if they can remember a formula during exam, whether they know, how that formula arrived or what is the physical implication of it, is immaterial .. knowing the procedure is one thing, however, applying it to daily life problems is quite another.. for that, one needs to understand the subject and its correlation with real life .. the minimum that one shud expect from an individual using a particular formula is to understand its derivation, but many a times, even that is wanting of many .

ofcourse, there hv been changes in the recent times .. some good initiatives hv also been introduced by the Govt, but the fact remains that we still treat Neil Armstrong as the first man to hv set his foot on moon, when Edwin Aldrin was behind him, in that landmark achievement, by not more than 15 min .. for us, each and every mark counts, and there's nothing wrong in it; but in this cut throat competition we seem to hv lost our disposition to understand things and hv given way to "so long as we get marks, its fine" attitude .. we still give more importance to end results i.e the marks and not how that's achieved .

IIT Bombay presents TIME 2009

noreply@blogger.com (The Vedic Maths Forum India) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:44:00 PDT

IIT Bombay's Maths Department presents 'TIME 2009' Third Workshop & Conference on "TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATIONS in MATHEMATICS EDUCATION.

Time: December 4, 2009 at 9am to December 7, 2009 at 5pm
Location: I.I.T.Bmbay
Organized By: Prof. Inder Kumar Rana, Dept. of Mathematics, IIT Bombay

Event Description:
Two main themes proposed are:
• Role of technology in teaching of mathematics
• Innovative practices in teaching mathematics

We hope that TIME 2009, like Time 2005 and TIME 2007, will serve a dual role: as a forum in which mathematics educators and teachers will come together to discuss and to probe major issues associated with the integration of technology in mathematics teaching and learning, and as a place where they can share their perspectives, personal experiences, and innovative teaching practices.

Planned activities:-
• Invited one hour talks on the issue of technology in mathematics education and innovative practices in math education by experts.
• Short 20-30 minute presentations by school/college teachers on their existing innovative practices in teaching and efforts in integrating technology in teaching of mathematics.
• Poster presentations on innovations in teaching, book exhibition and software demonstrations.
• Hand on workshops on the role and use of Hardware like calculators and Computers, Tablet PCs, and software like Dynamic Geometry , Maple, Mathematica, Mupad, and others in mathematics education.
• Workshops on recreational mathematics mental mathematics are also planned.

If you would like to register as a Candidate to participate or would like to Present a Paper, as an educator or teacher you can send us a mail at gtekriwal(at)vedicmathsindia(dot)org . We will then send you the relevant details.

Thanking you
Gaurav Tekriwal
www.vedicmathsindia.org

Some Math Jokes from Malaysia

noreply@blogger.com (The Vedic Maths Forum India) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 03:39:00 PDT

Dear Friends,

We requested for some contributors and got 5 of them from all across the world who will soon be posting.

Here is one posting from Sutharthan from Malaysia who casually shares some Math Jokes with us.

Requesting more Contributors to join in to contribute interesting articles on Mathematics.

Also if you are on Twitter you can follow us for free Ebooks, and other Offers. Our Link is www.twitter.com/VedicMathsIndia

"Hello my name is Sutharthan from AIMST university , Malaysia. Teaching foundation maths. I’m interested in vedic maths , slowly learning from the website. Below are my contributions."

Maths Jokes

1) Teacher: "Who can tell me what 7 times 6 is?"
Student: "It's 42!"
Teacher: "Very good! - And who can tell me what 6 times 7 is?"
Same student: "It's 24!"

2) Teacher: What is 2k + k?
Student: 3000!

3) Q: Why do you rarely find mathematicians spending time at the beach?
A: Because they have sine and cosine to get a tan and don't need the sun!

4) Q: What does a mathematician present to his fiancee when he wants to propose?
A: A polynomial ring!

5) Q: What does the zero say to the the eight?
A: Nice belt!

Have a Nice Weekend Folks.

Contributors Wanted

noreply@blogger.com (The Vedic Maths Forum India) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:00:00 PDT

Hello and a Warm Good Morning to everybody!

We are looking for Contributors to this blog from Across the World. The Topic to be about Vedic Maths, Mathematics in general, Research,Math Jokes, Math Videos, Any News etc.

We are looking for Regular Contributors who can be students, teachers, academicians, housewives, entrepreneurs or anybody having a flair for writing and maths!

So Whosoever is interested please send in your request with a Short Crisp Introduction about yourself and you shall be added to the list of Contributors to this blog.

Mail your Introductions to gtekriwal(at)vedicmathsindia(dot)org

Cheers to Nobel Laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

noreply@blogger.com (The Vedic Maths Forum India) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:21:00 PDT

This is not about Maths. This is just about an Indian's Time of Glory! Our Congratulations to Prof.Ramakrishnan - Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 2009 along with Thomas Steiz and Ada Yonath.

Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol & Indian Magic Squares

noreply@blogger.com (The Vedic Maths Forum India) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:21:00 PDT

Today,I just finished the latest book by Dan Brown - The Lost Symbol. I must admit I am a big fan of him since his I read his last book Da Vinci Code and find his novels riveting and a complete page turner.

I like the twists in Brown's books and of course the Mathematics you find in his books. He does a great job educating masses about some recreational maths.The last book told us about the Fibonacci Sequence and the New Book tells us about Ancient Magic Squares and that it originated in India.

Magic squares have fascinated humanity throughout the ages, and have been around for over 4,120 years. They are found in a number of cultures, including Egypt and India, engraved on stone or metal and worn as talismans, the belief being that magic squares had astrological and divinatory qualities, their usage ensuring longevity and prevention of diseases.

As far back as 550AD, Varahamihira used a 4 by 4 magic square to decribe a perfume recipe, but the earliest known Indian writings about an order 3 square comes from 900AD, as a medical treatment!

The 3x3 magic square was used as part of rituals in India from vedic times, and continues to be used to date. A well known early 4x4 magic square in India can be seen in Khajuraho in the Parshvanath Jain temple. It dates from the 10th century.

Above you can see the Parsvanath Temple in Khajuraho and the Chautisa Yantra, Since each row, column, diagonal, 2x2 sub-square, and the corners of each 3x3 and 4x4 square, sums to 34. Thirty Four in Hindi means Chautis hence Chautisa Yantra.

The Kubera-Kolam is a floor painting used in India which is in the form of a magic square of order three. Kubera Kolam has a belief that when drawn the house will never be short of money.Kubera is the God of Wealth. The numbers are from 20-28. When we sum the numbers across the rows and columns they always end up in 72, which again boils down to 9 which is considered a divine number.

Above the Kubera Kolam before being worshipped and after Flowers & Coins adorn it. Its a Powerful thing to keep in a House as per Vedic Traditions.

Dan Brown's book also among other things talks about the Institute of Noetic Sciences which has impressed me a lot with its findings! Though they are basically spiritual in nature - I will save that for another Day!

Also I would like to point out that Prof. Unkalkar's Book Magical World of mathematics available in our bookstore www.vedicmathsindia.org also teaches how to make your own magic squares. We also have that on video by the proffessor himself on Advanced Vedic Mathematics on a DVD set which will be released soon. Meanwhile you can go through his exceptional book. His new Book "Excel with Vedic Mathematics" is increasingly getting popular. We have received over 120+ responses and inquiries for his books since our last post. If you have more friends and aquaintences interested in it, please let us know and we will be happy to help.

Thanking you

OneEye

noreply@blogger.com (The Vedic Maths Forum India) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:55:00 PDT

I think this is by far one of the most important posts I am going to make from HongKong related to the Number 9. My lecture at the University went well and I have been not keeping well and staying indoors. But I have been surfing and have been intrigued by this Child Prodigy for some time since I came to know about him few days back and thought should let you know about his amazing discoveries about the number 9.

Birol Koc (Bizza) lives in sunny Melbourne (Australia).

Bizza's discovery is of OneEye (1i) and how it starts from Number 9 and the discovery of a amazing graph found in our times tables. Our own Times Tables!

He also delves into the mysteries of the universe and unexplained phenomenons, which intrigues many of us like galaxies and crop circles.

But before we go ahead lets see what "OneEye" is

Lets learn from Bizza as to How he Discovered "OneEye"

I discovered the graph of OneEye around early Nov-2004 after a freak question my close friend (Fred Rouda) asked me about the number 9. He asked, "Do you know anything about the number 9?" knowing I love things like this. I answered, "no, except it's an upside down six." He then said, "There's something weird about it. Did you know, when you multiply 9 with ANY number, the resulting digits ALWAYS add up to 9?" I answered with a simple..."wow", so I tested it.

Let's see... 9x4=36, which =9 (when you add 3+6). Again 9x42=378... now 3+7+8=18...and 1+8=9!!! See? Trust me I did an excel calc and found it does this till infinity (not that I could!). All multiples of 9 always add up to 9 with the resulting added digits. This concept is also known as the "Rule of 9".

Now how did the graph appear you ask?
Well, being the insatiable inquisitive me... I hopped on my computer and thought I'd see what happens with all the basic numbers in our times tables, as this 9 theory really boggled my mind and invigorated it as well. I looked at all the numbers in our times-table and found that a pattern appeared where I added all the digits for each number.

I found that the resulting numbers keep repeating after every 9th column/row in our times tables:

123456789
246813579
369369369
483726159
516273849
639639639
753186429
876543219
999999999

This pattern repeats over and over. I later found that this is also know as the "Vedic Square". Now this is where I thought, I'd graph this section to see what comes up? Scatter graph, nothing, Line Graph, nothing, Bar, Pie graphs, showed nothing but straight lines and circles. Then.... I tried the WireFrameContouring graph and whoalla! Out popped this eye! My jaw dropped and I ended up staring at it for a good 2 hours wondering what the heck it was?

It was after this little discovery that more weird things started to happen and eventually I realized this was my own spiritual journey. It was the weirdest year following after this but I won't go into it now (but will eventually). But remember that it all started with one number....the number 9!

To do this yourself, all you need is a Microsoft Office Excel program. Here is a step-by-step instruction on how you can do this too:

Step 1Open the Excel program

Step 2 Write down the numbers from the times-table starting from 1x's to 9x's into each cell. It should look something like this so far:

the numbers after x9 repeat, like 10x's results in the same sequence as the 1x's and 11x's = 2x's etc, so you get it repeating once you reduce each number to its single digit root. Therefore, we will only use the 9x9 square - this will become evident further on to you).

Now reduce each number above to single digit numbers by adding each. That is; if we look at 23, it adds to 5 as a single digit sum. Take 48 as well as an example and we get 12 and then further reduced to 3 in the end. Now do this for each cell and you should get the Vedic Square as shown previously.
Once you have this, you should surround the square with all 9's like this (as it naturally should be);
9999999999
9123456789
9246813579
9369369369
9483726159
9516273849
9639639639
9753186429
9876543219
9999999999
This is now your area to graph. Highlight this block only by holding your mouse over the first number and click-hold all the way through to the last number in the block.
Now go to the graphing tool bar in the "Insert" menu where you should see the "charts" charting tools bar (for MS Office 2007), otherwise it should be visible on the top bar in older versions.
Go to the "Surface" graphing area and select the "Wireframe Contour" graph... and click on it.
You should now see a graph of the eye ("OneEye"). Congratulations!

Things Scene in OneEye So Far!

Here is a list of the things seen in OneEye so far. This is a list collaborated from various forums and the people that contributed to my study. I'd like to thank all those that have contributed. If you see anything that is not in this list, please let us know and we will add it to this list.

And now here are the things seen in OneEye so far:

Animals

Ant
Spider
Crab
Turtle
Butterflies (x2)
Mouth of a snake
An Owl
Ray fish
Beetle
An animal emitting fire
Rabbit
A smiling cat (both NE & SW of pupil)
Lizard
Scorpion

Food Related

Pineapple
A frying pan
A plate (with bannanas or barayani)
Inside of a half cut fruit

Miscellaneous (will be categorised later)

A Covenant Drop-ship
A mark made by a tyre, an alien
Roses
Gremlin
Diamond
The face of Optimus Prime
A Viking war ship with oars
The Swastika
Ohm (3^)
A ring
Hot air balloon
Faces - carved into a circular 3-D totem (pole).
Mouths
Many more eyes
Boats in a docking bay
Soccer ball
Cave drawings
Top-down view of the craft in Flight of The Navigator
Kites

Religious or Spiritual

Star of David
Christian Cross
Ying Yang
Lo-Shu Turtle
Dome of a Masjid (mosque)
Allah’s name in Arabic script
A Mandala (tool for various processes including inspiration, meditation, etc)

I would like to invite all of you to visit Bizza's website www.eyephi.com which was launched on 9/9/9 because of obvious reasons. If you would like send him a message of encouragement let us know and we'll pass it across. Bizza hopes for a million Twitter Followers. Perhaps you can help him by following him on http://www.twitter.com/_Bizza_

Thanks and have a Nice Day
Gaurav Tekriwal
www.vedicmathsindia.org

Mental Calculation World Cup 2010

noreply@blogger.com (The Vedic Maths Forum India) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:27:00 PDT

Latest from the International Mental Calculation Arena

I am happy that I can tell you that the

4TH MENTAL CALCULATION WORLD CUP
will take place on 5-7 June 2010 in Magdeburg, Germany.

This time, in addition to the usual guided city tour, all participants will have the unique opportunity to see a historical demonstration of von Guericke's famous Magdeburg hemispheres experiment.

Organizational details will be posted in the next weeks and months at
<http://www.recordholders.org/en/events/worldcup/> and in the Mental Calculation Mailing List (see <http://www.recordholders.org/en/list/calc.html>).

As it was the case in 2008, some kind of qualification will be necessary; I will inform you about the details later.

This e-mail is just to forward the good news, no need to do anything else than marking 5-7 June 2010 in your calendar at this point of time.

Best Wishes,
Ralf Laue

Dusshera Greetings, 3 Years of Vedic Maths India Blog

noreply@blogger.com (The Vedic Maths Forum India) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:24:00 PDT

Dusshera 2009.

Here's Wishing Everyone Heartiest Dusshera Greetings from our City of Joy - Kolkata.

May This Dusshera bring to you Happiness and Prosperity.

Lets Celebrate the Victory of Goodness and Truth.

Today also marks our 3rd Year of blogging about Vedic Mathematics. Its fantastic as exactly 3 years ago on Vijaya Dashami day our blog was born. Since then we have had over 1800 people joining us in our endeavor to spread the knowledge of Vedic Maths far and wide. Today we also Welcome New Friends who would be joining us to learn the concepts of this beautiful knowledge of Vedic Mathematics.

We have made many friends and this day is about them who have constantly supported us and encouraged us to take our message far and wide. We are happy to be associated with each and every one of you.

Suggestions to take this blog to newer heights is Welcome and Ideas which are nice will be amply rewarded with books or DVDs.

We Greet you on this Joyous Day and Hope the Rest of your Lives will be the Best of your Lives.

Respect
Gaurav Tekriwal

Movies on Math

noreply@blogger.com (The Vedic Maths Forum India) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:44:00 PDT

We just had a nice comment Marathon with Tiger taking away the gift!
We thank Amit and Pratik Jain for participating and sending in your entries.

Here is a combined list of Movies on Math.

01) Pi (2008)
02) Straw Dogs (1971)
03) Stand and Deliver (1987
04) Sneakers (1992)
05) Good Will Hunting (1997)
06) 21 (2008)
07) Proof
08) The cube
09) Matrix Trilogy
10) Little Man Tate
11) Number 23
12) A beautiful mind
13) Enigma
14) Mercury Rising

Some hindi movies where the title has maths/numbers in it :

1) Baap numberi beta dus numberi
2) dus
3) 10 kahaniya
4) 9 2 11
5) house number 13
6) 24 ghante
7) 2 aur 2 panch

Popculture & Math : 3 Idiots

noreply@blogger.com (The Vedic Maths Forum India) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:20:00 PDT

There are many reasons to look forward to 3 Idiots. It's directed by Rajkumar Hirani -- the man behind the fabulously feel-good Munnabhai series.

It stars Aamir Khan and anything the man works on is almost always good. It also stars Kareena Kapoor. Now we all know, when in right hands, what a powerhouse Bebo can be.

All this and more makes 3 Idiots, based on Chetan Bhagat's Five Point Someone quite an anticipated biggie.

And this teaser of poster with Math and Calculus glyphs only fuels our expectations even more.

Lets have a Comment Marathon. Post Names of atleast 7 Popular Math-Related Movies. Whoever Names the maximum gets a Free New Book "Excel with Vedic Maths" which has just been launched by Prof.V.G.Unkalkar today.

Your Time's Started...

1	4	2	8	5	7	=	27
1	4	2	8	5	7	=	27
2	8	5	7	1	4	=	27
4	2	8	5	7	1	=	27
5	7	1	4	2	8	=	27
7	1	4	2	8	5	=	27
8	5	7	1	4	2	=	27
==	==	==	==	==	==
27	27	27	27	27	27

1	4	2	8	5	7	=	27
1	4	2	8	5	7	=	27
2	8	5	7	1	4	=	27
4	2	8	5	7	1	=	27
5	7	1	4	2	8	=	27
7	1	4	2	8	5	=	27
8	5	7	1	4	2	=	27
==	==	==	==	==	==
27	27	27	27	27	27

1	4	2	8	5	7	=	27
1	4	2	8	5	7	=	27
2	8	5	7	1	4	=	27
4	2	8	5	7	1	=	27
5	7	1	4	2	8	=	27
7	1	4	2	8	5	=	27
8	5	7	1	4	2	=	27
==	==	==	==	==	==
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