0Abacus is an instrument that was found 2500 years prior and was utilized for doing mental arithmetic calculations. The instrument was made of casings (wood and so forth) which had beads made of sand, stones, rocks and so on. It utilized both hands to move the beads and perform calculations. This process involves both left and right hands for moving the beads thus activating both sides of the brain. Later in the last 20 years, several Abacus Classes came up with the objective to train the students in Abacus.
Who invented Abacus
There have been inconsistencies on "who found Abacus?" It is accepted that the Abacus instrument was found in China in 500 B.C. while certain studies demonstrate it was found by Babylonians around 300 B.C. As per a few sources, Abacus was first utilized by Indians with a different section for 'shunya' otherwise called 'zero'.
The historical pieces of evidence point towards the Salamis tablet being used by Babylonians is considered to be the first Abacus. Every one of the developments in size, shape or appearance were done in light of this Abacus. The Chinese Abacus, named Suanpan, which existed in the current age, was the one having 2/5 decks. The Japanese Abacus, Soroban before long supplanted Suanpan because of its intricacy in activities. Soroban Abacus had 1/4 decks and is the one that is being used today.
Modern-day developments in Abacus
Abacus has gone high-tech. You can now even access the virtual abacus developed by Mastermind Abacus, on your computer. They have also created highly advanced teaching and learning platforms of Abacus with integrated hybrid video screens where the teacher and student become a part of the virtual classroom. This development has now made access to Abacus classes online possible even in the remotest part of the world.
