UDLS
The Un-Distinguished Lecture Series
Vedic Mathematics
Date
February 12, 2016
Speaker
Meghana Venkatswamy
Abstract
Where did the word "algorithm" originate? Poems of Mathematics, was that ever a thing? Did the Buddha calculate the size of a carbon atom? What did Mathematics from the Vedic age(1750 - 500 BCE) accomplish? How old is the decimal system? Come unravel the mysteries of ancient Indian mathematics, as I explore the legends and scriptures and teach you a few tricks in vedic mathematics.