CREATE+UNITY+THROUGH+DIVERSITY



The R.S.H.M Goal for this school year is to Create Unity through Diversity. To celebrate the world's diversity each grade level in high school will study a different nation, in order to learn about it's culture and important facts. Sixth grade will study India, the largest democracy in the world, the 7th largest country, and one of the most ancient civilizations.

Some interesting facts about India's contributions in Math are the following:
 * The 'Place Value System' and the 'Decimal System' were developed in India in 100 B.C.
 * The value of "pi" was first calculated by the Indian Mathematician Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem. He discovered this in the 6th century, long before the European mathematicians.
 * Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus also originated in India.
 * Quadratic Equations were used by Sridharacharya in the 11th century.
 * The largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Hindus used numbers as big as 10*53 (i.e. 10 to the power of 53) with specific names as early as 5000 B.C.during the Vedic period.Even today, the largest used number is Terra: 10*12(10 to the power of 12).