Difference between revisions of "Multiply Using the Line Method"

Line multiplication is sometimes called stick multiplication, and its origins are unclear, with some source claiming it comes from the Japanese,<ref name="rf1">http://www.archimedes-lab.org/Maths2_Multiplication.html</ref> Chinese,<ref name="rf2">http://jwilson.coe.uga.edu/EMAT6680Fa2012/Faircloth/Essay1alf/ChineseStickMultiplication.html</ref> or Vedic cultures.<ref name="rf3">http://www.magicalmaths.org/oh-no-not-another-multiplication-method-vedic/</ref> It is basically the same process as the standard multiplication algorithm you are taught in school, except it is represented in a more visual way. Using the intersection of lines or sticks to represent where you multiply various place values, this method might be helpful for those learners who are more visually-oriented.

Line multiplication is sometimes called stick multiplication, and its origins are unclear, with some source claiming it comes from the Japanese,<ref name="rf1">http://www.archimedes-lab.org/Maths2_Multiplication.html</ref> Chinese,<ref name="rf2">http://jwilson.coe.uga.edu/EMAT6680Fa2012/Faircloth/Essay1alf/ChineseStickMultiplication.html</ref> or Vedic cultures.<ref name="rf3">http://www.magicalmaths.org/oh-no-not-another-multiplication-method-vedic/</ref> It is basically the same process as the standard multiplication algorithm you are taught in school, except it is represented in a more visual way. Using the intersection of lines or sticks to represent where you multiply various place values, this method might be helpful for those learners who are more visually-oriented.

== Steps ==

== Steps ==