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== A historical sketch on the Abacus == | == A historical sketch on the Abacus == | ||
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| + | As a historical point of view, human being has been evolved for some reasons. In these sense, all materials in our daily life are easily adapted by those who are good at applying to brand new technologies. In mathematics, there is no exception to follow undeniable rules. Before accepting these rules, we might have been able to calculate simple things - which are included adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing in a certain level - in our head. If not, we are still working on a certain level of simple calculation. Even though we could easily have done it in our own head, we certainly could not have done it as right way. For some reason, we tried to get a right answer with doing less working in progress. | ||
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| + | “Nothing could be further from the truth. The abacus is at once one of the oldest, most enduring, and efficient products of the human mind. The Abacus has served mankind well, aiding him in commerce and invention. It is likely that the abacus was developed independently at different times in different civilizations; The Peruvian Indians, for instance, used a form of abacus for rapid calculation even before the arrival of the white man. The results of computation were recorded by knots tied in a cord.” (Haga, 1964:398) According to the Mathematical Association, we could get a brief historical archive on Abacus as below. “The principles of Abacus arithmetic were first developed in the Middle East over 5000 years ago by the Sumerian civilization. This civilization was probably the first to develop the subject of mathematics and their sexagesimal number system which is based on 60 is still with us in the way that we measure angles and time” (The Mathematical Association, 1981:2-3) | ||
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| + | Through this practice, we could simply get a right answer through our own cognitive system. “In its earliest form the Abacus was probably a sand table with pebbles being used as counters. From this form it evolved to its modern design with beads moving on rods. This version dates from the Greek and Roman civilizations. The Abacus in its various forms continued to be used in Western Europe until the Middle Ages.” (The Mathematical Association, 1981:2-3) | ||
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A historical sketch on the Abacus
As a historical point of view, human being has been evolved for some reasons. In these sense, all materials in our daily life are easily adapted by those who are good at applying to brand new technologies. In mathematics, there is no exception to follow undeniable rules. Before accepting these rules, we might have been able to calculate simple things - which are included adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing in a certain level - in our head. If not, we are still working on a certain level of simple calculation. Even though we could easily have done it in our own head, we certainly could not have done it as right way. For some reason, we tried to get a right answer with doing less working in progress.
“Nothing could be further from the truth. The abacus is at once one of the oldest, most enduring, and efficient products of the human mind. The Abacus has served mankind well, aiding him in commerce and invention. It is likely that the abacus was developed independently at different times in different civilizations; The Peruvian Indians, for instance, used a form of abacus for rapid calculation even before the arrival of the white man. The results of computation were recorded by knots tied in a cord.” (Haga, 1964:398) According to the Mathematical Association, we could get a brief historical archive on Abacus as below. “The principles of Abacus arithmetic were first developed in the Middle East over 5000 years ago by the Sumerian civilization. This civilization was probably the first to develop the subject of mathematics and their sexagesimal number system which is based on 60 is still with us in the way that we measure angles and time” (The Mathematical Association, 1981:2-3)
Through this practice, we could simply get a right answer through our own cognitive system. “In its earliest form the Abacus was probably a sand table with pebbles being used as counters. From this form it evolved to its modern design with beads moving on rods. This version dates from the Greek and Roman civilizations. The Abacus in its various forms continued to be used in Western Europe until the Middle Ages.” (The Mathematical Association, 1981:2-3)
