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Sangaku Reflections - by J Marshall Unger (Hardcover)

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  • During the period of national isolation, a mathematical tradition called wasan flourished in Japan.
  • About the Author: J. Marshall Unger is Emeritus Professor of Japanese at Ohio State University.
  • 112 Pages
  • Mathematics, History & Philosophy

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"During the period of national isolation, a mathematical tradition called wasan flourished in Japan. Though virtually unknown to Europeans before the Meiji Restoration, its practitioners, the wasanka, produced some results comparable to (and sometimes in advance of) those of mathematicians of the European Enlightment. This volume, a companion to Unger's earlier translation of solutions by Aida Yasuaki (1747-1817), focuses on problems that Aida most likely used as a teacher. Unger explains the reasons for believing this, and sheds further light on the intellectual milieu in which Aida worked by discussing other books by Aida, including one in which he describes Dutch techniques of navigation. A specialist in the history of the Japanese language, Unger aims to make actual wasan materials accessible to bring fellow amateur mathematicians and interested professionals, and to explore new aspects of how wasan fit into the larger picture of premodern Japanese cultural history."--Back cover.



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During the period of national isolation, a mathematical tradition called wasan flourished in Japan. Though virtually unknown to Europeans before the Meiji Restoration, its practitioners, the wasanka, produced some results comparable to (and sometimes in advance of) those of mathematicians of the European Enlightment. This volume, a companion to Unger's earlier translation of solutions by Aida Yasuaki (1747-1817), focuses on problems that Aida most likely used as a teacher. Unger explains the reasons for believing this, and sheds further light on the intellectual milieu in which Aida worked by discussing other books by Aida, including one in which he describes Dutch techniques of navigation.



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J. Marshall Unger is Emeritus Professor of Japanese at Ohio State University. His research has focused on the history of Japanese, teaching Japanese as a second language, and writing systems of East Asia. Two of his books, The Fifth Generation Fallacy and Literacy and Script Reform in Occupation Japan, are available in Japanese.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.6 Inches (H) x 5.8 Inches (W) x .5 Inches (D)
Weight: .5 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 112
Genre: Mathematics
Sub-Genre: History & Philosophy
Publisher: Cornell East Asia Series
Format: Hardcover
Author: J Marshall Unger
Language: English
Street Date: May 31, 2018
TCIN: 1006603861
UPC: 9781939161697
Item Number (DPCI): 247-28-3453
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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