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genius

Wayward Soul

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13 Jun 07

genius

Wayward Soul

Your Blackened Sky

Joined: 12 Mar 02
Moves: 15128

13 Jun 07

As a student of the wonderful world of maths, abaci maths intrests me greatly. However, I seem unable to find a web site that provides abaci that are a)cheap or b)for people older than 5.

For some reason everybody thinks that you either want them as a toy or an ornament. Does anybody know of a site or shop in the UK that sells good abaci that aren't just toys but are not too expensive?

Thanks...

irontigran

Joined: 26 Jun 06
Moves: 59283

13 Jun 07

could you give an example?

uzless

The So Fist

Voice of Reason

Joined: 28 Mar 06
Moves: 9908

13 Jun 07

Originally posted by genius
As a student of the wonderful world of maths, abaci maths intrests me greatly. However, I seem unable to find a web site that provides abaci that are a)cheap or b)for people older than 5.

For some reason everybody thinks that you either want them as a toy or an ornament. Does anybody know of a site or shop in the UK that sells good abaci that aren't just toys but are not too expensive?

Thanks...

yould make one for about 10 bux if you have a drill and some paint.

Ice Cold

Joined: 30 Aug 06
Moves: 28651

13 Jun 07

Originally posted by uzless
yould make one for about 10 bux if you have a drill and some paint.

I think you may need other raw materials. Beads, dowels and a wood for a frame. 😞

genius

Wayward Soul

Your Blackened Sky

Joined: 12 Mar 02
Moves: 15128

13 Jun 07

think http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Boulier1.JPG as opposed to http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Kugleramme.jpg

and i'm *coughs* uzless *coughs* with my hands...

uzless

The So Fist

Voice of Reason

Joined: 28 Mar 06
Moves: 9908

13 Jun 07

Originally posted by Ice Cold
I think you may need other raw materials. Beads, dowels and a wood for a frame. 😞

that's where the 10 bux comes in....

Ice Cold

Joined: 30 Aug 06
Moves: 28651

13 Jun 07

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Originally posted by uzless
that's where the 10 bux comes in....

Ah, My bad, I had no idea what bux were. 😞

Woodgie

DISCO!

Joined: 11 Mar 06
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13 Jun 07

Originally posted by genius
think http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Boulier1.JPG as opposed to http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Kugleramme.jpg

and i'm *coughs* uzless *coughs* with my hands...

Ask one of the engineers in the uni to make one, for a few quid of course.

I had a few lovely varnished one's made, binary, octal and hex.

Phlabibit

Mystic Meg

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Joined: 27 Mar 03
Moves: 17242

13 Jun 07

Originally posted by genius
As a student of the wonderful world of maths, abaci maths intrests me greatly. However, I seem unable to find a web site that provides abaci that are a)cheap or b)for people older than 5.

For some reason everybody thinks that you either want them as a toy or an ornament. Does anybody know of a site or shop in the UK that sells good abaci that aren't just toys but are not too expensive?

Thanks...

My 2 year old is very insulted that this isn't good enough for you!

http://www.smartstart-toys.co.uk/images/imagecache/wisdom_house2.JPG

😠

P-

Nordlys

The sky

Joined: 05 Apr 05
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13 Jun 07

Originally posted by genius
think http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Boulier1.JPG as opposed to http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Kugleramme.jpg

and i'm *coughs* uzless *coughs* with my hands...

Does it have to be the Chinese type? You can get Japanese ones ('soroban'😉 here: https://v396.securesites.net/deal_eng.html