HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A mental math system developed in the 1800's is helping some local students ace standardized tests and win math competitions. But the method isn't taught in most Houston schools.

Shanaya Amernath is solving a worksheet of math problems. Some of the calculations involve several digits, exponents and conversions to metrics. She completes the worksheet using mental math faster ...

In a note to teachers, the director of education has said Delhi government schools should teach mathematics using the abacus and by the Vedic mathematics method. Image used for representative purpose ...

Vedic mathematics, claimed to be an easier and faster way to solve arithmetic problems, would be introduced in school curriculum in Gujarat from the next year, the state government has said. Education ...

Kolkata's summer got a lot more exciting for children aged 8 to 18 with the introduction of The Telegraph Online Edugraph Workshops: Summer Edition. With Sri Sri Academy as the venue partner, the ...

Vedic Mathematics was written by a Hindu monk, Bharati Krishna Tirtha, and contains a series of 16 sutras (formulae) and 13 sub-sutras (corollaries). Over the years, there’s been a lot of brouhaha ...

Vedic Math Puzzle: Vedic math puzzles are mathematical problems or equations that use methods from the ancient Indian system of Vedic mathematics to solve them more quickly and effectively. Vedic math ...

A few days back, I was at a convention of schoolteachers of mathematics. One of the keynote addresses was delivered by a college professor on Vedic Mathematics and why it must be brought to use in a ...

Vedic Math Puzzle: Vedic math encourages individuals to think creatively and analytically when approaching addition problems. The techniques involve exploring number patterns, finding alternative ways ...