Encyclopaedia of Vedic Mathematics/Shyam Priya. New
Delhi, Anmol, 2008, 5 vols., 1318 p., (set). ISBN 81-261-3504-2.
Encyclopaedia of Vedic Mathematics/Shyam Priya. New
Delhi, Anmol, 2008, 5 vols., 1318 p., (set). ISBN 81-261-3504-2.
Contents: Vol. I. Preface. 1. Indian mathematics: redressing the balance. 2. India and the world of mathematics. 3. History of mathematics in India. 4. Indic mathematics: India and the scientific revolution. 5. Science and technology in epics. 6. World of mathematics: the Indian contribution. Bibliography. Index.
Vol. II. Preface. 1. Great Hindu mathematicians. 2. FAQ in ancient Indian mathematics. 3. History of Vedic mathematics. 4. The Sutra Era of Vedic mathematics. 5. Vedic maths, a forgotten science. Bibliography. Index.
Vol. III. Preface. 1. Vedic mathematics re-discovered. 2. The mysteries of Vedic mathematics. 3. Glimpses of Vedic mathematics. 4. Practical application of Vedic mathematics. 5. Applications of Vedic mathematics. 6. Vedic mathematical sutras. 7. Application of Vedic Mathematics in integrals. Bibliography. Index.
Vol. IV. Preface. 1. Vedic mathematicians in the celestial timekeepers. 2. Vedic mathematics: as relevant today as ever. 3. Vedic mathematics teaching methodology. Bibliography. Index.
Vol. V. Preface. 1. The magic of Vedic maths. 2. Swami Bharati Krishna Tirtha's Vedic mathematics. 3. Vedic Altars and the "Pythagorean Theorem". 4. Basic principles. 5. Methods of contour integration. 6. Methods of computing square roots. 7. Is consciousness a number? 8. Multi dimensions of time and space. 9. Goldbach's conjecture. Bibliography. Index.
"Vedic mathematics is based on sixteen sutras and some sub-sutras which provide links through mathematics: the word 'Sutra' means 'thread'. Vedic scheme is not simply a collection of rapid methods; it is a system, a unified approach, which can be swiftly learnt. Vedic mathematics extensively exploits the properties of numbers in every practical applications, particularly in the field of computation. It makes available a whole range of methods ideally suited to these properties. After a detailed introduction to Vedic Mathematics, this book shows applications of vertically and crosswise from basic calculations to the evaluation of logarithms, exponentials, trigonometrical functions and the solution of simultaneous, transcendental, polynomial and differential equations. The methods given in this book are not intended to be a complete or thorough treatment of the topics they deal with. All of the ideas can probably be developed further or applied in other areas, and all can doubtless be improved upon." (jacket)