Introduction and Annotations to the Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art

Author: Li Jimin
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Publish Date: 1998-09-01
Features: The book is composed of three parts: an introduction, the original text, and annotations. "Nine Lectures on the Guide" comprehensively and profoundly elaborates on the significance and methods of studying The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art, systematically summarizing the author's valuable experience in dedicated scholarship and his decades-long journey of research on The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art. The author has used "Nine Lectures on the Guide" in the teaching of Ph.D. and master's students in the history of mathematics at Northwest University. Practical results have shown that it plays a very important role in guiding young students to understand the essence of The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art, grasp the characteristics of traditional Chinese mathematics, improve their research methods, update their academic concepts, and cultivate a proper attitude toward scholarship.