| What You wanted to know about High Speed Vedic | | | | 0 4. What is the methodology of presentation? |
| Mathematics and didnt know who to ask | | | | Ans: VM / AIM are expressed in terms of modern |
| THE 10 MOST OFTEN ASKED QUESTIONS....! | | | | mathematical notations to make them user friendly |
| INTRODUCTION: | | | | and original references are provided to make them |
| It is a well known fact that our country (Bharath) | | | | authentic. |
| stands aloft with its rich cultural heritage since | | | | Q 5. How stable are the methods and techniques? |
| thousands of years. Our Ancient Seers & | | | | Ans: They have stood the test of time for centuries |
| Scientists have made wonderful contributions in the | | | | and continue to inspire and challenge even now. |
| field of Science & Technology also. In spite of | | | | Q 6. Does one need to be very good in maths to |
| these glorious achievements, our people including the | | | | learn this? |
| so-called educated have a dismal knowledge about | | | | Ans: Not necessary. Students, with lesser aptitude, |
| the Scientific & Technological achievements and | | | | who used to score low marks, have found it very |
| do everything to curb the professional growth of | | | | interesting and user friendly. The scores have |
| these. | | | | improved very much even with little training. |
| After nearly one and a half decades of dedicated | | | | Q 7. What is the feed back from the teachers? |
| research, I found that the following facts and truths | | | | Ans: In fact, they have wholeheartedly welcomed |
| about the Vedic / Ancient Indian Mathematics have | | | | VM / AIM, since they are highly creative, ultra fast, |
| to be brought to light for a proper understanding and | | | | give different dimension to teaching of maths. |
| appreciation of the same in a proper perspective. | | | | Reports confirm that, in about 50-60% of the time, |
| The facts are given in a nutshell as under. | | | | the present syllabi can be effectively & |
| Q1. What is 'Vedic' or 'Ancient Indian Mathematics'? | | | | efficiently covered! They strongly recommend the |
| Ans: 'Vedic Mathematics' basically consists of | | | | introduction of VM/AIM in the school curriculum. |
| Mathematical concepts, methods and techniques | | | | Q 8. What about college students? |
| embodied in the Vedic & Upanishadic literature. | | | | Ans: It is a boon to all the candidates of competitive |
| These are expressed in terms of Mantras and Sutras | | | | exams. They can clear the paper in about 60-70% of |
| (Aphorisms), in subtle forms. | | | | the time, with 100% accuracy. |
| Ancient Indian Mathematics refers to post Vedic | | | | They can adopt many of these methods in their |
| & medieval times up to the 19th century. Some | | | | curriculum like calculus, computer based numerical |
| of the greatest names are Aryabhata, Brahmagupta, | | | | methods etc. They can also work on the projects |
| Bhaskaracharya (I & II), Sridharacharya, | | | | based on the application of VM/AIM. |
| Madhavacharya, Mahaveeracharya, Narayana Pandita | | | | Q 9. In spite of all these benefits, why is it not |
| etc., The mathematical concepts, methods, | | | | finding its place in the curriculum? |
| postulates, theorems and techniques are expressed | | | | Ans: i) Apathy towards our own heritage.ii) People at |
| in terms of Slokas; which are Lyrically beautiful, but | | | | the helm of affairs have cynical and passive attitude |
| mathematically precise! And also in terms of Sutras | | | | towards VM/AIM; resulting in curbing of genuine |
| & coded literature. | | | | researchers.iii) Lack of organizational support.iv) |
| Q2 What is the scope of VM/AIM? | | | | Authentic course material and syllabi have to be |
| Ans: The scope extends right from the fundamental | | | | professionally designed. |
| Arithmetic to Algebra, Geometry Trigonometry, | | | | Q 10. What is the future of VM/AIM? |
| Calculus (Integral and Differential), Biquadratics, | | | | Ans: a) The future is very bright. Already about 20 |
| solution of Polynomials, Astronomy, Graph theory to | | | | Universities like Birmingham, Philadelphia, Oslo, Zurich, |
| some computer based numerical methods. The | | | | Munchen, Sydney, Heidelberg, London School of |
| Nyaya Sastras & MIMAMSA are the veritable | | | | Economics etc., have introduced VM/AIM in their |
| source of knowledge in the fields of NLP & NLU | | | | curriculum.b) Serious R & D works are going |
| and Artificial Intelligence. | | | | on.c) The number of International Conferences on |
| 03. What is the relevance of VM / AIM in the | | | | Ancient Indian Science and Mathematics are on |
| present world of advanced mathematics and | | | | steady increase.d) In India also, barring, a very few |
| computer science and technology? Is it just historical? | | | | organizations supporting R & D works, lot of |
| Ans: VM / AIM present a novel, creative approach to | | | | individuals are doing R & D works on these.e) |
| understanding and solving the problems; right from | | | | There is a tremendous scope for India to lead the |
| the basic to the advanced level and open up new | | | | world in education to bring the best results. |
| Vistas of knowledge.a) They are chosen based on | | | | Incidentally learning of VM/AIM removes the fear |
| their superiority over the conventional methods on | | | | psychosis in maths and the whole world is looking |
| the following criteria.i) Step size ii) Step length iii) | | | | towards India for its valuable contribution. |
| Computational timeiv) Elegance and v) Novelty.b) | | | | Incidentally, the Scientists have reported that, learning |
| Incidentally, the Ancient Indian Scientists have | | | | of VM/AIM enhances the right brain activities and |
| discovered many mathematical concepts and | | | | makes children more creative. |
| techniques, centuries before their modern counter | | | | Come! Let us collectively spread this wonderful |
| parts! | | | | Ancient Indian Mathematics through out the world.... |