| Title | : | The Chinese Roots of Linear Algebra |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.72 (353 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0801897556 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2010-11-17 |
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A monumental accomplishment in the history of non-Western mathematics, The Chinese Roots of Linear Algebra explains the fundamentally visual way Chinese mathematicians understood and solved mathematical problems. It argues convincingly that what the West "discovered" in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries had already been known to the Chinese for 1,000 years.Accomplished historian and Chinese-language scholar Roger Hart examines Nine Chapters of Mathematical Artsthe classic ancient Chinese mathematics textand the arcane art of fangcheng, one of the most significant branches of mathematics in Imperial China. Practiced between the first and seventeenth centuries by anonymous and most likely illiterate adepts, fangcheng involves manipulating counting rods on a counting board. It is essentially equivalent to the solution of systems of N equations in N unknowns in modern algebra, and its practice, Hart reveals, was visual and algorithmic. Fan
Editorial : A beautifully written scholarly book in an area where books are scarce. Hart's scholarship is impeccable and his precision is a delight. The Chinese Roots of Linear Algebra will be essential reading for those interested in the history of Chinese mathematics.
(John N. Crossley, Emeritus Professor, Monash University)
A pivotal work in the history of non-Western mathematics that will revolutionize people's understanding of the origins of techniques previously viewed as Western inventions.
(Choice)
This study is an important contribution to making one field of the history of mathematical activity in China available to a non-Chinese audience.
(Mathematical Reviews)
A challenging, inspiring book that is full of most valuable, new historial insights.
(Eberhard Knobloch East Asian Science, Technology, and Medicine)
Hart's provocative book deserves to be in every college and universit
And the best point, every section/method is referred to key publicatons for anyone interested in in-depth study of a topic !!!. O'Brien surprised me. Ridiculous. It is lacks a thorough treatment of the theoretical basis of the equations and therefore the reader should refer to the excellent texts by Chow and Henderson. The form concludes with some health massage exercises, spiraling qi away from and back into the dantien, and finishes with standing meditation.
This small (54 pages) book was written by GM Feng, and translated by his student from Canada, Master Chen Zhonghua. I highly recommend this book to succulents lovers everywhere.. Quite why the author elected to take in the first two races of 1990 rather than just end with the completion of the 1989 season is anyone's guess.
The highlight of the book is undoubtedly the photography (by Nigel Snowden and Diana Burnett), which is superb. I wouldn't hesitate in recommending this book for any botanical fashionista
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