yes but not many people use it
Yes.
An abacus is a calculating tool used primarily in parts of Asia for arithmetic. The abacus was in use centuries before the written modern numeral system and is still used by merchants, traders and clerks in Asia and Africa.
The abacus was invented by the ancient Chinese people and was used to perform mostly mathematical calculations. In Japan, even to this day, the abacus is still used for simple calculations. Many people consider the abacus the first "computer" or at least the first calculator.
yes but not many people use it
There was evidence of the abacus going back as early as 2700 B.C. And it is still commonly used in certain countries and places like Japan, China, Russia, and the Middle East.
The minimum number of bars on an abacus is nine. An abacus is a calculating tool that was used before the written numeral system came into use. It is still used by merchants and traders in countries in Asia and Africa.
Before electronics were invented, Mathematicians used abacus's.
Yes abacus still in used today, specially for visual impaired students. Eventhough the talking calculator did help for visual impaired students at Braille schools across the nation, but talking calculator do not let students understand the important of number placement value. I enclosed some websites talk about the benefits of using abacus in Braille schools: http://www.hadley-school.org/resources_list_detail.asp?resource=abacus http://www.hadley-school.org/resources_list_detail.asp?resource=abacus
The Abacus.
A counting frame is the common name for an abacus. An abacus is a centuries old counting and calculating tool that is still widely used by merchants in Asia and Africa.
The Abacus.
The Abacus.