Time: 7:00pm - 8:15pm on Tuesdays (BST)
Term Date: 06 May - 15 July
Presenter: David Gilbert
This is Part Three of the course, and enrolees need to have completed Part 1 and 2 beforehand.
It is generally well-known that our modern numbering system originated millennia ago in India and came to us through the Arabic nations during the middle ages. What is not known however is that this remarkable system was accompanied by methods of calculation that were both simple and profound. These methods, lost over time, were recently rediscovered and presented in a text entitled “Vedic Mathematics” by Shri Bharati Krishna Tithaji and this text will provide the material for the course. A free digital copy is available on-line.
Experience for yourself the “magic” of Vedic Mathematics in performing very easily in one line, calculations which are normally regarded as difficult. Multiplication, division, squaring, recurring decimals and many other topics will be covered including an introduction the Vedic numerical code, with the help of which, an ancient Vedic prayer provides the value of ∏ to 30 decimal places!
The tutor, David Gilbert, has studied Vedic Maths over many years and ran an on-line course several years ago by email, covering most of the topics in the syllabus. David is currently a member of a small study group working through the complete text of “Vedic Mathematics”.
Classes will be held online via Zoom.