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Kiyosi Itô (伊藤 清, Itō Kiyoshi, Japanese pronunciation: [itoː kiꜜjoɕi], 7 September 1915 – 10 November 2008) was a Japanese mathematician who made fundamental contributions to probability theory, in particular, the theory of stochastic processes.
Japanese mathematics (和算, wasan) denotes a distinct kind of mathematics which was developed in Japan during the Edo period (1603–1867). The term wasan , from wa ("Japanese") and san ("calculation"), was coined in the 1870s [ 1 ] and employed to distinguish native Japanese mathematical theory from Western mathematics (洋算 yōsan ).
Jinkōki Section from the Jinkōki Editor Yoshida Mitsuyoshi Original title 塵劫記 Language Japanese Publication date 1627 Publication place Japan Jinkōki (塵劫記, じんこうき, Permanent Mathematics) is a three-volume work on Japanese mathematics, first edited and published by Yoshida Mitsuyoshi in 1627. Over his lifetime, Mitsuyoshi revised Jinkōki several times. The edition ...
Math Girls (数学ガール, Sūgaku gāru) is the first in a series of math-themed young adult novels of the same name by Japanese author Hiroshi Yuki. It was published by SoftBank Creative in 2007, followed by Math Girls: Fermat's Last Theorem in 2008, Math Girls: Gödel's Incompleteness Theorems in 2009, and Math Girls: Randomized Algorithms in 2011.
The Manga Guides (Japanese: マンガでわかる, Hepburn: Manga de Wakaru) is a series of educational Japanese manga books. Each volume explains a particular subject in science or mathematics . The series is published in Japan by Ohmsha, in the United States by No Starch Press , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] in France by H&K , [ 3 ] in Italy by L'Espresso ...
The Encyclopedic Dictionary of Mathematics is a translation of the Japanese Iwanami Sūgaku Jiten (岩波数学辞典).The editor of the first and second editions was Shokichi Iyanaga; the editor of the third edition was Kiyosi Itô; the fourth edition was edited by the Mathematical Society of Japan.
Seki laid foundations for the subsequent development of Japanese mathematics, known as wasan from c. 1870. [2] He has been described as "Japan's Newton". [3] He created a new algebraic notation system and, motivated by astronomical computations, did work on infinitesimal calculus and Diophantine equations.
A sangaku dedicated to Konnoh Hachimangu (Shibuya, Tokyo) in 1859.Sangaku or san gaku (Japanese: 算額, lit. 'calculation tablet') are Japanese geometrical problems or theorems on wooden tablets which were placed as offerings at Shinto shrines or Buddhist temples during the Edo period by members of all social classes.