Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art - Companion and Commentary

Zusatztext a rich compilation of attractive problems telling wonderful fairy tales full of imaginative and delightful connections Klappentext The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art is a classic text: the most important mathematical source in China during the past 2000 years, and comparable in significance to Euclid's Elements in the West. This volume contains the first complete English translation of the Nine Chapters, together with two commentaries written in the 3rd century (by Liu Hui) and 7th century AD, and a further commentary by the translators. Zusammenfassung This text contains a translation of the "Nine Chapters". The "Nine Chapters" contains math problems and solutions, which fall into nine categories based on practical needs. There are methods for solving problems in areas such as land measurement, construction, agriculture, commerce, and taxation. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Liu Hui's Preface to his Running Commentary on the Nine Chapters 1: Field measurement 2: Millet and rice 3: Distribution by proportion 4: Short width 5: Construction consultations 6: Fair levies 7: Excess and deficit 8: Rectangular arrays 9: Right-angled triangles Appendix References Index

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• Authors: Hui Liu, Kangshen Shen, K'Ang-Shen Shen, Kansheng Crossley Shen, Kansheng Etc. Shen, Shen Kangshen
• Assisted by: John Crossley (Editor), John N Crossley (Editor), John N. Crossley (Editor), Anthony Lun (Editor), Anthony W -C Lun (Editor), Kansheng Shen (Editor), Shen Kangshen (Editor), John N Crossley (Translation), John N. Crossley (Translation), Anthony W -C Lun (Translation), Anthony W. -C Lun (Translation), John Crossley (Editor and translation), Anthony Lun (Editor and translation), Shen Kangshen (Editor and translation)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2000
• EAN: 9780198539360
• ISBN: 978-0-19-853936-0
• No. of pages: 612
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > General, dictionaries