Book:Sun Tzu/Sun Tzu Suan Ching
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Sun Tzu: Sun Tzu Suan Ching
Published $\text {c. 280 -- 473}$
In English:
- Sun Tzu's Calculation Classic
Subject Matter
Counting with rods, and the Chinese Remainder Theorem
Contents
- Chapter $1$: Measurement units of length, weight and capacity, and the rules of counting rods
- Chapter $2$: Operational rules for fractions with rod numerals: the reduction, addition, subtraction, and division of fractions, followed by mechanical algorithm for the extraction of the square root
- Chapter $3$: Chinese Remainder Theorem
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Also known as
The name Sun Tzu Suan Ching can be variously transliterated, for example:
- Sun Tsu Suan Ching
- Sunzi Suanjing
- Sun Zi Suan Jing
and so on.
It is translated variously as:
- The Mathematical Classic of Master Sun
- Master Sun's Mathematical Manual
and so on.
Also see