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I. WHY VEDIC MATHEMATICS?

Many Indian Secondary School students consider Mathematics a very difficultsubject. Some students encounter difficulty with basic arithmetical operations.

Some students feel it difficult to manipulate symbols and balance equations. In

other words, abstract and logical reasoning is their hurdle.

Many such difficulties in learning Mathematics enter into a long list if prepared by an experienced teacher of Mathematics. Volumes have been written

on the diagnosis of learning difficulties related to Mathematics and remedialtechniques. !earning Mathematics is an unpleasant experience to some students

mainly because it involves mental exercise.

"f late, a few teachers and scholars have revived interest in Vedic

Mathematics which was developed, as a system derived from Vedic principles, bySwami #harati $rishna %irthaji in the early decades of the &'th century.

(r. )arinder *uri of the +oore -niversity prepared teaching materials basedon Vedic Mathematics during /01 2 0/. 3 few of his opinions are stated

hereunder4

i5 Mathematics, derived from the Veda, provides one line, mental and super2

fast methods along with quic cross checing systems.

ii5 Vedic Mathematics converts a tedious subject into a playful and blissfulone which students learn with smiles.

iii5 Vedic Mathematics offers a new and entirely different approach to the

study of Mathematics based on pattern recognition. It allows for constantexpression of a students creativity, and is found to be easier to learn.

iv5 In this system, for any problem, there is always one general techniqueapplicable to all cases and also a number of special pattern problems. %heelement of choice and flexibility at each stage eeps the mind lively and alert todevelop clarity of thought and intuition, and thereby a holistic development of the human brain automatically taes place.

v5 Vedic Mathematics with its special features has the inbuilt potential tosolve the psychological problem of Mathematics 2 anxiety.

6.%.7lover 8!ondon, //95 says that the experience of teaching VedicMathematics methods to children has shown that a high degree of mathematicalability can be attained from an early stage while the subject is enjoyed for itsown merits.

3.*. )icholas 8/0:5 puts the Vedic Mathematics system as one of the mostdelightful chapters of the &'th century mathematical history.

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*rof. +.;. 7upta 8//:5 says the system has great educational valuebecause the Sutras contain techniques for performing some elementarymathematical operations in simple ways, and results are obtained quicly.

*rof. 6.). $apur says Vedic Mathematics can be used to remove math2phobia, and can be taught to 8school5 children as enrichment material along with

other high speed methods.

(r. Michael they also develop creativity, logical thining and intuition.

$eeping the above observations in view, let us enter Vedic Mathematics asgiven by Sri #harati $rishna %irthaji 800: 2 /1'5, Sanaracharya of 7ovardhana Math, *uri. ?ntering into the methods and procedures, one canreali@e the importance and applicability of the different formulae 8Sutras5 andmethods.