The abacus is considered the oldest calculating device used by humans but in the 1940s, a Korean man invented an abacus-like counting method using fingers called jisanbeop or chisanbop, a term that ...

TOKYO -- An app developed in Japan for people to learn the abacus-method of math calculation skills is gaining global popularity, with more than 8,000 students at home and abroad using the app to ...

This article Boost your mental math speed and accuracy with these effective abacus tricks. This practical guide explains fundamental techniques like direct addition and subtraction using complements ...

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Bhubaneswar, Aug. 2: She may be just 10-years-old, but Rini can correctly add up 10-digit numbers in just a few seconds. Eight-year-old Nikhil can complete up to fifty math sums in five minutes flat.

What's the News: Most of us need everyone to stop talking when we perform mental math. But for children trained to do math visually with a "mental abacus," verbal disturbances roll off their backs, ...

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 ...