Professional paper

Jiuzhang suanshu — Nine Chapters on the Art of Calculation

Franka Miriam Brückler orcid.org/0000-0002-8410-0476 ; ∗Matematički odsjek, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagreb

Abstract

One of the most famous texts in the history of mathematics is the ancient Chinese Nine chapters. In this article we describe its contents and impact, but also comment it from a contemporary perspective.

Keywords

proportionality, Euclid’s aLgorithm, rule of three, right triangle, Gauß eliminations, roots, geometry, linear equations, history of mathematics, Chinese mathematics

Hrčak ID:

278918

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/278918

Publication date:

17.3.2022.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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