A History of Japanese Mathematics

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Mathematics, History
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Author: Yoshio Mikami, David E. Smith ISBN: 9780486154466
Publisher: Dover Publications Publication: March 21, 2013
Imprint: Dover Publications Language: English
Author: Yoshio Mikami, David E. Smith
ISBN: 9780486154466
Publisher: Dover Publications
Publication: March 21, 2013
Imprint: Dover Publications
Language: English

One of the first books to show Westerners the nature of Japanese mathematics, this survey highlights the leading features in the development of the wasan, the Japanese system of mathematics. Topics include the use of the soroban, or abacus; the application of sangi, or counting rods, to algebra; the discoveries of the 17th-century sage Seki Kowa; the yenri, or circle principle; the work of 18th-century geometer Ajima Chokuyen; and Wada Nei's contributions to the understanding of hypotrochoids. Unabridged republication of the classic 1914 edition. 74 figures. Index.

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One of the first books to show Westerners the nature of Japanese mathematics, this survey highlights the leading features in the development of the wasan, the Japanese system of mathematics. Topics include the use of the soroban, or abacus; the application of sangi, or counting rods, to algebra; the discoveries of the 17th-century sage Seki Kowa; the yenri, or circle principle; the work of 18th-century geometer Ajima Chokuyen; and Wada Nei's contributions to the understanding of hypotrochoids. Unabridged republication of the classic 1914 edition. 74 figures. Index.

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