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Wasan : the fascination of traditional Japanese mathematics / Sakurai Susumu ; translated by Emma Ford, with Gaynor Sekimori

By: Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: BuchBookLanguage: English Original language: Japanese Series: Japan libraryPublisher: Tōkyō : Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture, March 2018Edition: First English editionDescription: 178 Seiten : Illustrationen, Diagramme ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 4866580178
  • 9784866580173
Other title:
  • Muchū ni naru! Edo no sūgaku
Uniform titles: 夢中になる!江戸の数学 Uniform titles:
  • Muchū ni naru! Edo no sūgaku
Contained works:
  • Sakurai, Susumu, 1968-. Edo no sūgaku kyōkasho
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 510.952 23
MSC: MSC: *01-01 | 01A27 | 00A09RVK: RVK: SG 515LOC classification:
  • QA27.J3
Summary: "Wasan -- a unique form of Japanese mathematics -- was developed during the Edo period (1603-1868), a time when the entire country was isolated from the rest of the world. Mathematics was enjoyed as a form of entertainment by adults and children alike and by people of all social classes. Jinkōki, an extraordinary mathematics textbook, was used at private elementary schools called terakoya and became a bestseller that could be found in every household. Furthermore, world-class works were produced by Japanese mathematicians such as Seki Takakazu and Takebe Katahiro. This book explores the beauty and fascination surrounding wasan by providing a guided tour that goes back in time over three hundred years and navigates through the mysterious and incredible world of mathematical wizardry found during the Edo period in Japan" -- Dust jacketCall number: Grundsignatur: 2018 A 1415PPN: PPN: 1018177027
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Status Barcode
Freihandbestand ausleihbar Bibliothek Campus Süd math 0.81 Lesesaal Technik (LST) 2018 A 1415 Available 53533645090
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