Discover Vedic Mathematics : A Practical System Based on Sixteen Simple Formulae from the Vedas/Kenneth R. Williams. Reprint. Delhi, Motilal Banarsidass, 2006, xviii, 198 p., (pbk). ISBN 81-208-3097-0.

    Contents: Foreword. Preface. Illustrative examples. 1. All from nine and the last from ten. 2. Vertically and crosswise. 3. Proportionately. 4. By addition and by subtraction. 5. By alternate elimination and retention. 6. By mere observation. 7. Using the average. 8. Transpose and apply. 9. One in ratio: the other one zero. 10. When the Samuccaya is the same it is zero. 11. The first by the first and the last by the last. 12. By the completion or non-completion. 13. By one more than the one before. 14. The product of the sum is the sum of the products. 15. Only the last terms. 16. Calculus. Answers to exercises. List of Vedic Sutra. List of Vedic Sub-Sutras. Index of the Vedic Sutras. References. Appendix. Index. 

    "Since the reconstruction of this ancient system interest in Vedic mathematics has been growing rapidly. Its simplicity and coherence are found to be astonishing and we begin to wonder why we bother with our modern methods when such easy and enjoyable methods are available. 

    This book gives a comprehensive introduction to the sixteen formulae on which the system is based, showing their application in many areas of elementary maths so that a real feel for the formulae is acquired.

    Using simple patterns based on natural mental faculties, problems normally requiring many steps of working are shown to be easily solved in one line, often forwards or backwards.

    Vedic mathematics solutions of examination questions are also given, and in this edition comparisons with the conventional methods are shown. An account of the significance of the Vedic formulae (Sutras) is also included."

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