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  2. Chinese mathematics - Wikipedia

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    [citation needed] Although the Chinese were more focused on arithmetic and advanced algebra for astronomical uses, they were also the first to develop negative numbers, algebraic geometry, and the usage of decimals. Math was one of the Six Arts students were required to master during the Zhou dynasty (1122–256 BCE).

  3. Category:Chinese mathematics - Wikipedia

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    Tiếng Việt; 中文; Edit links ... Pages in category "Chinese mathematics" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total. This list may not reflect ...

  4. List of Chinese mathematicians - Wikipedia

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    With a history spanning over three millennia, Chinese mathematics is believed to have initially developed largely independently of other cultures. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.

  5. The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art - Wikipedia

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    The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art is a Chinese mathematics book, composed by several generations of scholars from the 10th–2nd century BCE, its latest stage being from the 1st century CE. This book is one of the earliest surviving mathematical texts from China , the others being the Suan shu shu (202 BCE – 186 BCE) and Zhoubi ...

  6. Shen Kuo - Wikipedia

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    Shen Kuo [a] (Chinese: 沈括; 1031–1095) or Shen Gua [b], courtesy name Cunzhong (存中) and pseudonym Mengqi (now usually given as Mengxi) Weng (夢溪翁), [1] was a Chinese polymath, scientist, and statesman of the Song dynasty (960–1279). Shen was a master in many fields of study including mathematics, optics, and horology.

  7. Chinese numerals - Wikipedia

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    Chinese numerals are words and characters used to denote numbers in written Chinese. Today, speakers of Chinese languages use three written numeral systems : the system of Arabic numerals used worldwide, and two indigenous systems.

  8. Zhoubi Suanjing - Wikipedia

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    The work's original title was simply the Zhoubi: the character 髀 is a literary term for the femur or thighbone but in context only refers to one or more gnomons, large sticks whose shadows were used for Chinese calendrical and astronomical calculations. [1]

  9. Chinese Mathematical Society - Wikipedia

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    The Chinese Mathematical Society is headquartered in the Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science. The Chinese Mathematical Society (CMS, Chinese: 中国数学会) is an academic organization for Chinese mathematicians, with the official website www.cms.org.cn. It is a member of China Association of Science and Technology.