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Vedic Mathematics Made Easy
Now in Gujarati A Simplified Approach For Beginners Can you multiply 231072 by 110649 and get the answer in just a single line? Can you find the cube root of 262144 or 704969 in two seconds? Can you predict the birth-date of a person without him telling you? Can you predict how much money a person has without him telling you? Can you check the final answer without solving the question? Or, in a special case, get the final answer without looking at the question? Can you solve squares, square roots, cube-roots and other problems mentally? All this and a lot more is possible with the techniques of Vedic Mathematics described in this book. The techniques are useful for students, professionals and businessmen. The techniques of Vedic Mathematics have helped millions of students all over the world get rid of their fear of numbers and improve their scores in quantitative subjects. Primary and secondary school students have found the Vedic mathematics approach very exciting. Those giving competitive exams like MBA, MCA, CET, UPSC, GRE, GMAT etc. have asserted that Vedic Mathematics has helped them crack the entrance tests of these exams.
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240 pages, Paperback
First published July 15, 2006
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October 1, 2020
Best Book on the Subject !
July 26, 2015
This book is somewhat interesting in that the writer is from India and it seems to be published abroad (I'm American). It contains mental math tricks and rules of thumb to accomplish feats of mental arithmetic. It also contains algorithms for finding perfect cube roots, finding perfect square roots, multiplying large numbers together and other impressive things. Apparently this man runs seminars where he shows off mental arithmetic to get people excited about his talks. Pretty neat I must say...
This book is set up so that you are meant to follow along, but I didn't participate in the exercises. It goes in depth in how to calculate some things and gives plenty of worked examples. I merely wanted a passing knowledge of the techniques in here, and that was readily obtained. Since I am used to the method I learned in school, it was difficult to follow what he was doing to those numbers most of the time, but he goes step by step to explain his work initially, and then goes and does examples.
I will read it again, or supplement it with some more examples of Vedic Mathematics.
This book is set up so that you are meant to follow along, but I didn't participate in the exercises. It goes in depth in how to calculate some things and gives plenty of worked examples. I merely wanted a passing knowledge of the techniques in here, and that was readily obtained. Since I am used to the method I learned in school, it was difficult to follow what he was doing to those numbers most of the time, but he goes step by step to explain his work initially, and then goes and does examples.
I will read it again, or supplement it with some more examples of Vedic Mathematics.
February 13, 2013
Profoundly easier maths... Nicely explained
August 18, 2026
this book is really concise and there are three non-parlor tricks that I took away from it:
1. digit-sums, 2. the base system of multiplication, and 3. computing a square root.
digit sums are where you add up the digits of a number, repeating this process until you end up with a one digit number (e.g. 54321 => 15 => 6) (if you're curious, this operation is equal to ((n-1) mod 9) + 1). the utility of this operation is that if the sum, difference, product, and quotient of two numbers equals another number, then this same result would be expressed in their digit sums. essentially, digit sums are a quick way to check a computation. example: 42*57 = 2394; to check this, observe that 6*3 = 18 => 9 which is the digit sum of the rhs above.
the base system of multiplication relies on the fact that (b+x)(b+y) = b((b+x)+y) + xy, where b is called the base. this means that 106 * 97 = 100(106-3) - 18 = 10282. when b is a power of 10, you can compute b+x+y then pad it with the correct amount of zeros, then fill in the last digits with xy. when b is a multiple of some power of 10 b', then (b+x)(b+y) = b' * m(b+x+y) + xy: you multiply b+x+y by whatever you multiply the power of 10 by, then proceed as normal. example: 301*301 = 100*3*(301+1) + 1 = 90601. this works for numbers that are farther apart by padding with zeros: 31 * 301 => 310 * 301 then dividing by 10 at the end. for the base system, bathia outlines a visual way of thinking of it: cutting the final answer into the last digits, holding xy, and the first digits, holding b+x+y, then putting them together.
as for computing the square root, the process is like long division, but it is complex and I have absolutely no clue how it works. which gets at my main issue with this book: he never explains how it works! he just throws the process at us. which is fine in the intro, I guess, but all the explanation above was me sitting down with a piece of paper and figuring it out. he just throws these incantations at us.
also, this book is primarily for test-taking. his "method" of computing a cube root was basically ignore the last three digits, memorize the cube table and figure out the largest cube below the remaining number, then figure out the last digit using the last digit of the original number. this process is optimized for multiple choice tests and fails silently for non-perfect cubes. I didn't even bother reading the test-taking specific section in the back.
so, it taught me some cool tricks, it was fun for me cause I got to figure some stuff out, but the effort to knowledge ratio was not worth it.
1. digit-sums, 2. the base system of multiplication, and 3. computing a square root.
digit sums are where you add up the digits of a number, repeating this process until you end up with a one digit number (e.g. 54321 => 15 => 6) (if you're curious, this operation is equal to ((n-1) mod 9) + 1). the utility of this operation is that if the sum, difference, product, and quotient of two numbers equals another number, then this same result would be expressed in their digit sums. essentially, digit sums are a quick way to check a computation. example: 42*57 = 2394; to check this, observe that 6*3 = 18 => 9 which is the digit sum of the rhs above.
the base system of multiplication relies on the fact that (b+x)(b+y) = b((b+x)+y) + xy, where b is called the base. this means that 106 * 97 = 100(106-3) - 18 = 10282. when b is a power of 10, you can compute b+x+y then pad it with the correct amount of zeros, then fill in the last digits with xy. when b is a multiple of some power of 10 b', then (b+x)(b+y) = b' * m(b+x+y) + xy: you multiply b+x+y by whatever you multiply the power of 10 by, then proceed as normal. example: 301*301 = 100*3*(301+1) + 1 = 90601. this works for numbers that are farther apart by padding with zeros: 31 * 301 => 310 * 301 then dividing by 10 at the end. for the base system, bathia outlines a visual way of thinking of it: cutting the final answer into the last digits, holding xy, and the first digits, holding b+x+y, then putting them together.
as for computing the square root, the process is like long division, but it is complex and I have absolutely no clue how it works. which gets at my main issue with this book: he never explains how it works! he just throws the process at us. which is fine in the intro, I guess, but all the explanation above was me sitting down with a piece of paper and figuring it out. he just throws these incantations at us.
also, this book is primarily for test-taking. his "method" of computing a cube root was basically ignore the last three digits, memorize the cube table and figure out the largest cube below the remaining number, then figure out the last digit using the last digit of the original number. this process is optimized for multiple choice tests and fails silently for non-perfect cubes. I didn't even bother reading the test-taking specific section in the back.
so, it taught me some cool tricks, it was fun for me cause I got to figure some stuff out, but the effort to knowledge ratio was not worth it.
November 16, 2025
just skimmed it before reading it full. but i realised it's not for me. I wanted speed mental math calculation. Or atleast expected tricks to solve all basic addition to division in written form. even that's not available. for certain things only, tricks are given - like multiply by certain numbers trick is there not any numbers 🤦🤷. It's not useful to me and if I read this book completely, i might forgot my normal calculation methods 😰😮💨.
May 12, 2021
Is an amazing book. All the methods are described really well and there's an exercise after every chapter to assess yourself if you understood the concept. It contains more methods than mentioned in his book on Exams. If you want to ace your mathematics or a competitive exam then its a must read. Also learning mental maths isgood even if you don't study maths at all.
August 20, 2018
Good book to start
Good book to start and develop interest in vedic maths and go in depth later. Looking for advance maths by the same author.
Good book to start and develop interest in vedic maths and go in depth later. Looking for advance maths by the same author.
May 1, 2020
That was really good book for improving your calculation speed,I recamend you to read this book and improve your calculation
October 8, 2023
Use this as a reference to improve my mental math but not getting very far as it is too many strategies to remember
June 30, 2020
It is commonly observed that students nowadays develop hatred towards the interesting subject of mathematics. Dhaval Bathia's book aims to completely eliminate this feeling from the student's mind, and instead to foster ingenuity and appreciation towards the subject. Vedic Mathematics is the term used to denote the sixteen principles of mathematics claimed to be derived from the Vedas, and discovered by Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami Bharatikrishna Tirtha, an Indian monk.
This book is a simplification of these sixteen principles, written in an eloquent manner in order to reach out to every student in India and the rest of the world. The book is divided into three categories based on the difficulty level of the chapters . The fun element is that the main book is preceded by four magic tricks, which are simple yet astonishing. Also provided are exercises and solved examples for each chapter, that facilitate proper understanding.
The methods of Vedic Mathematics described in this book are incredibly simple to solve, and substantially less arduous than the conventional method used in schools. For instance, reading this book will enable you to calculate the square-roots and cube-roots of big numbers within seconds, or let you solve multiplications of multiple-digit numbers in a single line! If you're a student of middle school intimidated by mathematics, this is the ideal book for you.
This book is a simplification of these sixteen principles, written in an eloquent manner in order to reach out to every student in India and the rest of the world. The book is divided into three categories based on the difficulty level of the chapters . The fun element is that the main book is preceded by four magic tricks, which are simple yet astonishing. Also provided are exercises and solved examples for each chapter, that facilitate proper understanding.
The methods of Vedic Mathematics described in this book are incredibly simple to solve, and substantially less arduous than the conventional method used in schools. For instance, reading this book will enable you to calculate the square-roots and cube-roots of big numbers within seconds, or let you solve multiplications of multiple-digit numbers in a single line! If you're a student of middle school intimidated by mathematics, this is the ideal book for you.
July 22, 2014
Parlor tricks and rules of thumb. Some have narrow application, and a few are more universal.
I did learn that digital roots, or "digit-sums" as Bathia calls them have "immense utility for practitioners of Numerology and other occult sciences."
Yes. he called them "sciences". Almost got one star for that.
I did learn that digital roots, or "digit-sums" as Bathia calls them have "immense utility for practitioners of Numerology and other occult sciences."
Yes. he called them "sciences". Almost got one star for that.
January 7, 2020
One of the finest Vedic Maths book, I have ever seen...
Chapter-wise trick made easy to go from primary to advance level in calculating toughest calculation..
Advantages :
1. Easy language..
2. Chapter wise concepts..
3. Exercises at the last of chapter...
Go for it right now....
It will improve your calculation to beyond your imagination.
Chapter-wise trick made easy to go from primary to advance level in calculating toughest calculation..
Advantages :
1. Easy language..
2. Chapter wise concepts..
3. Exercises at the last of chapter...
Go for it right now....
It will improve your calculation to beyond your imagination.
March 17, 2018
Great book helps a lot in mathematics arithmetic
Really helpful for fast calculations I opted for hindi version this is easily understandable I strongly recommend for those who want to mastery over arithmetic.
Really helpful for fast calculations I opted for hindi version this is easily understandable I strongly recommend for those who want to mastery over arithmetic.
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August 1, 2016
A very good book to learn vedic maths
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September 15, 2015Good book! to show perfection in Mathematics
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April 9, 2017The author starts this book with some magic tricks with numbers. These magic tricks with numbers motivates the read (whether he is interested in maths or not), after finishing the first few pages of the book. The reader will start enjoying the speed math tricks. I'm myself think that I'm calculating faster than a normal calculator. I suggest you all to give a try.
January 7, 2019
I really liked this book it did a great job explaining every concept and gave many examples and key ideas, it showed common mistakes and made it extremely easy for me and my friend to understand.
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