Sunday, March 6, 2011

Muslim Math Made Easy

PLANCK'S CONSTANT


   By Bernie on 05 Mar 2011

When I was a child, the teaching of arithmetic was made easier with the use of visual aids. I would like to use the same technique to help my readers understand the problem of Muslim multiplication using simple addition. I believe the following graphic explains this quite clearly.
ny times square
plus sign
muslims praying
equal sign
Slums of Dhaka Bangladesh times square




NY City photo courtesy Traveler (I do not make any money from this link).
Muslims praying photo courtesy Press and Guide.
Slums of Dhaka Bangladesh photo courtesy DHD Multimedia Gallery.