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Information about the department and courses, plus links. In Chinese and English
An outline of the history of Chinese mathematics, including a chronology of mathematicians and mathematical works
Mathematics and Mathematicians in Ancient China
Includes information about Chung Ch'i, Yang Hui, Shen Kua, Ch'in Chiu Shao, Zhang Heng, Hsien Chung Wang and Chu Shih-Chien
Development of Mathematics in Ancient China
Shang numerals, Chinese mathematics texts, the discovery of zero. The art of calculation (suan chu) was both a practical and spiritual one, and covered a wide range of subjects from religion and astronomy to water control and administration
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Chinese Committees and Societies of Mathematics
Includes the National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Academia Sinica, Institute of Mathematics, Beijing, People's Republic of China; Department of Mathematics, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Matteo Ricci, the Jesuit Priest, arrived in China in 1582 and was perhaps responsible for the first interaction between European and Chinese mathematics. Information and relevant links
Canada-China Mathematics
The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences has established the Canada-China Mathematics Initiative
Chu Shih-Chieh wrote two important mathematical texts in 1299 and 1303. Considered by many to represent the peak in Chinese mathematics
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