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Vedic mathematics as taught today relates to linguistic and application skills of a person. It is a “fast calculation” system for speed and accuracy which increases counting abilities. It helps in the coordination of the right and the left brain. We offer courses at basic, intermediate and advanced level.

A new branch of mental mathematics has recently been discovered - Vedic Mathematics. Many of you have not heard of it, but it has the potential to revolutionize mental arithmetic and how we view mental math!

Have you ever wonder those mental math genius who can spit out answers faster than a speeding calculator and how they did it? Ask yourself this, "Can you multiply 994X996 in 5 seconds in your head, without using the calculator?" Many ordinary people, short of being a math savant, would be stumped by this mental math impossibility.

What is Vedic Mathematics?
Vedic Mathematics is the name given to the ancient system of Mathematics which was rediscovered from the Vedas between 1911 and 1918 by Sri Bharati Krishna Tirthaji (1884-1960). According to his research all of mathematics is based on 16 Sutras or aphorisms. For example, ‘Vertically and Crosswise` is one of these Sutras. These formulae describe the way the mind naturally works and are therefore a great help in directing the student to the appropriate method of solution. Swami Bharati Krishna Tirtha’s Vedic mathematics is a system of mathematics consisting of a list of 16 basic sutras, or aphorisms, that allegedly encompass all mathematics.

Tirthaji claims that he found the sutras after years of studying the Vedas, a set of sacred ancient Hindu texts. However, labeling the mathematics he presented as ‘Vedic’ provoked great controversy amongst Indian mathematicians who question both the Vedic origin of the mathematics, and whether the sutras can fulfill the claim of encompassing all mathematics. Nonetheless, the calculation strategies provided by Vedic mathematics are creative and useful, and can be applied in a number of ways to calculation methods in arithmetic and algebra.

Vedic math has some similarities to the Trachtenberg system and many of the arithmetic computational strategies are based on the same concepts.

The sutras (formulas or aphorisms)

Vedic mathematics is based on sixteen sutras which serve as somewhat cryptic instructions for dealing with different mathematical problems. Below is a list of the sutras, translated from Sanskrit into English:

1. “By one more than the previous one”
2. “All from 9 and the last from 10″
3. “Vertically and crosswise (multiplications)”
4. “Transpose and apply”
5. “Transpose and adjust (the coefficient)”
6. “If the Samuccaya is the same (on both sides of the equation, then) that Samuccaya is (equal to) zero”
7. By the Paravartya rule
8. “If one is in ratio, the other one is zero.”
9. “By addition and by subtraction.”
10. By the completion or non-completion (of the square, the cube, the fourth power, etc.)
11. Differential calculus
12. By the deficiency
13. Specific and general
14. The remainders by the last digit
15. “The ultimate (binomial) and twice the penultimate (binomial) (equals zero),”
16. “Only the last terms,” by one less than the one before the product of the sum all the multipliers