A new strategy of learning calculating skills
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Ningmareo Shimray *

A NEW STRATEGY OF LEARNING CALCULATING SKILLS
Discovery of a New Number System: Bi-Quartet Number System and its Applications.

Ningmareo Shimray
M.Sc/MA, B.Ed
Lecturer,
Ukhrul Higher Secondary School,
Ukhrul, Manipur, India.
Recipient of National Awards to Teachers 2021

INTRODUCTION

Many people find mathematics difficult and boring. We have to overcome this serious problem, for everything around us contains mathematics and therefore it is called "the queen of the sciences."

This article aspires on training students to write well (both Arabic numerals and alphabet), write fast and calculate fast. Calculating fast is more than just writing fast but to calculate fast one has to be able to write fast (enclosed herewith practice formats to write both Arabic numerals and alphabet well and fast in Annexue-1&2).

I have recently discovered a new number system, BI-QUARTET NUMBER SYSTEM, which enhances the speed of calculation and also highly simplifies the calculating process of all the existing operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. The discovery of the new number system is nothing short of major breakthrough in learning of mathematics.

This article will enlighten and assist slow learners in overcoming many hurdles and greatly enhance fast learners' performance. Mathematics is a number game involving symbols and figures and that the students can only learn mathematics efficiently by performing activities. The most effective way of learning mathematics is to apply both head and heart simultaneously.

To apply head means to use up to one's best ability and not just give up when stuck somewhere. To apply heart means to have willingness to learn new things sincerely. The unique technique of learning calculating skills in this article is that the students attempt the practice formats and check their performance themselves from the article itself instead of depending on anyone else.

The article focuses on training the students of all standards in the following areas by applying the new number system:
1. Addition,
2.Times tables up to 9 digits.
3. Multiplication.
4, Subtraction.
5. Division.
6. Identification of prime numbers between 1 and 100.
7. Test of divisibility by prime numbers between 1 and 100.

This write-up is an extract of the book: New Strategy of Teaching and Learning Mathematics for Standard I to XII (with the discovery of new number system: BI-QUARTET NUMBER SYSTEM and its applications) which is about to be published shortly.

Hoping that the write-up will serve as an introduction to the upcoming book to all the readers and as an experimentation to find the effectiveness of the book.

Download the extract of the book: "New Strategy of Teaching and Learning Mathematics for Standard I to XII" (PDF - 1.9 MB)