What is Abacus?

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A brief about Abacus..
Abacus is a tool invented by the Salamis, then labeled by Mesopotamians, improved as a mathematical tool by Greek scholar Tetramachus, and used in China for more than 2000 years as a mathematical tool. Abacus is termed as the father of computers.

Abacus is being used in our curriculum for learning the basics of mental arithmetic, right and left brain development and to increase their co-ordination.

Abacus or Abaci ( plural of abacus) is a kind of calculator called "soroban" in Japanese and "swanpan" in china. Abacus originally meant a flat board made up of slate or wood.(refer Image below)

A brief history on Abacus..

Indian Abacus

First century sources, such as the Abhidharmakosa describe the knowledge and use of abacus in India. Around the 5th century, Indian clerks were already finding new ways of recording the contents of the Abacus. Hindu texts used the term shunya (zero) to indicate the empty column on the abacus.

Japanese Abacus

In Japanese, the abacus is called soroban, imported from China around 1600.The 1/4 abacus, which is suited to decimal calculation, appeared circa 1930, and became widespread as the Japanese abandoned hexadecimal weight calculation which was still common in China. The abacus is still manufactured in Japan today even with the proliferation, practicality, and affordability of pocket electronic calculators. The use of the soroban is still taught in Japanese primary schools as part of mathematics, primarily as an aid to faster mental calculation. Using visual imagery of a soroban can arrive at the answer in the same time (or faster) as obtainable with a physical instrument.

Basic reasons for using the abacus tool

The abacus education meets the needs of today's professional society. 

By using the abacus method regularly, the four basic operations (+,- ,x, /) can easily be done with the mind using photographic memory. With constant practice of the abacus, especially that of also mental arithmetic, the interaction between the left and the right parts of the brain in an instant, cause stimulation that greatly benefits the brain.

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