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Japanese Firm Tomoe Soroban Hails the Brain-Training Power of the Abacus The abacus, for centuries an essential computation tool, has today largely been replaced by electronics. In Japan, though, it remains in use as a way to teach children basic arithmetic and to keep older minds feeling young. In this article we visit Japanese firm Tomoe Soroban to learn about the chan...

Small-Group Instruction May Be Key to Mastering Early Math, New Study Finds New research out of the University of Michigan finds that small-group instruction provided outside of school helps kindergarten students to make learning gains in math.

Japanese Firm Tomoe Soroban Hails the Brain-Training Power of the Abacus The abacus, for centuries an essential computation tool, has today largely been replaced by electronics. In Japan, though, it remains in use as a way to teach children basic arithmetic and to keep older minds feeling young. In this article we visit Japanese firm Tomoe Soroban to learn about the chan...

Positive attitude toward math predicts math achievement in kids For the first time, scientists have identified the brain pathway that links a positive attitude toward math to achievement in the subject. In a study of elementary school students, researchers found that having a positive attitude about math was connected to better function of the hippocampus, an im...

Are these the schools of the future? A new type of school is gaining popularity, and it's ripping up the traditional school model in hopes of boosting creativity and critical thinking.

A Stanford professor says we should teach more math in preschool Research has shown that math skills for kids entering kindergarten were a strong predictor of both math and reading skills in the third and fifth grades.

Parents often ask, "How does the mental abacus work"? Researchers at Stanford explored the question. Check it out!

Stanford researcher explores whether language is the only way to represent numbers Psychologist Michael Frank enters the world of high-speed mental math and finds that "Mental Abacus" users can calculate without using verbal working memory.

Can the Abacus Improve Students' Math Skills? (Video) The 4,000 year old abacus might be ancient technology, but it can serve as a teaching tool for modern students.

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See this Absolutely amazing Mathematics !

1 x 8 + 1 = 9
12 x 8 + 2 = 98
123 x 8 + 3 = 987
1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765
123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654
1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543
12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432
123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321

1 x 9 + 2 = 11
12 x 9 + 3 = 111
123 x 9 + 4 = 1111
1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111
12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111
123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111
1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111
12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111
123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111

9 x 9 + 7 = 88
98 x 9 + 6 = 888
987 x 9 + 5 = 8888
9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888
98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888
987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888
9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888
98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888

And look at this symmetry :
1 x 1 = 1
11 x 11 = 121
111 x 111 = 12321
1111 x 1111 = 1234321
11111 x 11111 = 123454321
111111 x 111111 = 12345654321
1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321
11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321
111111111 x 111111111 = 12345678987654321

Brilliant isn't it?

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