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#1 2007-02-24 05:23:07
- somyata
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compliment for this site
just now i have come across this site n i am hoping that my 8 year old is going to enjoy this tremendeously.Certainly i would like to contribute if i can,but would like to know about ABACUS .What is it and how it helps .
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#2 2007-02-24 10:41:56
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Re: compliment for this site
Thanks somyata.
Brief definition: http://www.mathsisfun.com/definitions/abacus.html
More involved: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abacus
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#3 2007-02-24 20:15:52
- Devantè
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Re: compliment for this site
I saw a programme once. These children could solve incredible arithmetic problems in a matter of seconds by using the Abacus.
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