Wujing Suanshu Explained

Wujing Suanshu (五經算術; translated as Mathematical Procedures of the Five Canons[1] or Arithmetic methods in the Five Classics[2]) is a 6th-century Chinese mathematical text written by Zhen Luan (535 – 566).[3] During the early Tang dynasty, the text was selected to be part of the collection Ten Computational Canons.

References

  1. Web site: Different cultures of computation in seventh century China from the viewpoint of square root extraction .
  2. Web site: The Ten Mathematical Classics. MacTutor History of Mathematics.
  3. Web site: History of Mathematics: China .

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