Discovery Primary School learner Amber Stellenberg proved herself to be a maths prodigy when she obtained second place in the level 10 Abacus Soroban National competition in Cape Town. The Abacus ...

Abacus is an ancient calculating tool that can be used for various mathematical calculations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, division or even for basic counting. The design of this tool ...

A Japanese abacus (soroban) held over an older style Chinese abacus (suan pan). Photograph by Forrest M. Mims IIIFORREST M MIMS 111 Photo Caption: A Japanese abacus (soroban) held over an older style ...

Sometimes, old fashioned things are better. I understand the arguments of those who prefer taking pen and paper notes to typing for example, or even people who prefer analog, vinyl recordings to ...

An award winning student poses for a photo at an abacus mental math competition in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, on June 18, 2022.Photo:Xinhua ...

FORT LEE — For 10 seconds, a series of 50 random three-digit numbers flashed on the screen. After another second, abacus master Jeonghee Lee announced she'd finished the mental addition, correctly ...

The abacus predates the alphabet and the invention of glass, but its use can help modern day students increase their math proficiency and understanding. Ulrich Boser, the author of Learn Better, ...

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 ...

When I was a kid learning arithmetic the only visual aid I remember is flash cards. These were useful for memorizing single-digit addition and multiplication, but is memorization really the best ...