• Journal for History of Mathematics
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.19-38
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• 2008

This study aims to investigate the evolution of calculating the volume of a sphere in eastern and western mathematical history. In western case, Archimedes', Cavalieri's and Kepler's approaches, and in eastern case, Nine Chapters';, Liu Hui's and Zus' approaches are worthy of noting. The common idea of most of these approaches is the infinitesimal concept corresponding to Cavalieri's or Liu-Zu's principle which would developed to the basic idea of Calculus. So this study proposes an alternative to organization of math-textbooks or instructional procedures for teaching the volume of a sphere based on the principle.

• Journal for History of Mathematics
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.27-35
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• 1998

As Chinese philosophy has developed by commentary for the original texts, the Nine Chapters has been greatly improved by the commentary given by Liu Hui and it was transformed from an arithmetic text to Mathematics. Comparing his commentary and Chinese philosophical development up to his date, we conclude that Liu Hui was able to make such a great leap by his thorough understanding of philosophical development.

• Journal for History of Mathematics
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.101-110
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• 2014

Joseon is mainly an agricultural country and its main source of national revenue is the farmland tax. Since the beginning of the Joseon dynasty, the assessment and taxation of agricultural land became one of the most important subjects in the national administration. Consequently, the measurement of fields, or the area of various plane figures and curved surfaces is a very much important topic for mathematical officials. Consequently Joseon mathematicians were concerned about the volumes of solids more for those of granaries than those of earthworks. The area and volume together with surveying have been main geometrical subjects in Joseon mathematics as well. In this paper we discuss the history of volumes of solids in Joseon mathematics and the influences of Chinese mathematics on the subject.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Traditional Landscape Architecture
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.98-104
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• 2010

Chang'an, an ancient historical city with its construction basement remains. Chinese Traditional Landscape Culture comes from the ancient civilization of the Yellow River and the environment of the central Shaanxi plain forms its ideology characteristic. Basing on the fast urbanization and growth of economies, there is a growing emphasis on Urban Landscape Cultural Heritage. The spatial pattern and traditional landscape should be protected and exhibit because it reflects the original characteristic and implied meaning of Chinese traditional landscape culture. This paper presents the case of Huaqing Palace(華淸宮) scenery area as an example; evaluate the value of its original landscape culture, showing the way of the conservation and regulation.

• Education of Primary School Mathematics
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.103-116
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• 2011

'The nine chapters on the mathematical art' has dominated the history of Chinese mathematics. It contains 246 problems and their solutions, which fall into nine categories that are firmly based on practical needs. But it has been greatly by improved by the commentary given Liu Hui and it was transformed from arithmetic text to mathematics. The improved book served as important textbook in China but also the East Asian countries for the past 2000 years. Also It is comparable in significance to Euclid's Elements in the West. In the middle of 19th century, Chosun mathematicians Nam Byung Gil(南秉吉) and Lee Sang Hyuk(李尙爀) studied mathematical structures developed in Song(宋) and Yuan(元) eras on top of their early on 'The nine chapters' and 'ShuLiJingYun(數理精蘊)'. Their studies gave rise to a momentum for a prominent development of Choson mathematics in the century. Nam Byung Gil is also commentator on 'The Nine Chapters'. His commentary is 'GuJangSulHae(九章術解)'. This book provides figures and explanations of how the algorithms work. These are very helpful for prospective elementary teachers. We try to plan programs of elementary teacher education on the basis of 'The Nine Chapters' and 'GuJangSulHae'.

• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.15
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• pp.273-280
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• 2003

1983년 말 중국 형주시 소재 강릉장가산 247호 묘에서 죽간의 형태로 출토된 ${\ulcorner}$산수소${\lrcorner}$ 는 그것이 엮어진 시점이 유휘의 ${\ulcorner}$구장산술${\lrcorner}$ 보아 최소한 450년 가량이나 거슬러 올라간다는 점에서 동야수학사의 기원을 크게 앞당기게 하는 막중한 의의를 지니는 문서가 아닐 수 없다. 그러나 석문 자체가 최근 들어와서야 겨우 공개되었을 뿐, 현재로서는 자료에 대한 평가와 내용 분석은 물론, 변역마저도 제대로 이루어지지 못한 상태에 있다. 이 글은 ${\ulcorner}$산수서${\lrcorner}$ 와 ${\ulcorner}$구장산술${\lrcorner}$ 의 내용을 배교하여 ${\ulcorner}$산수서${\lrcorner}$ 의 특징을 밝히는 동시에 동양수학의 초창기 발달의 궤적을 더듬어 보려는 시도이다. ${\ulcorner}$산수서${\lrcorner}$ 는 '상승(相乘)'에서 '이전(里田)'까지 이어지는 70개 제명(題名)하에 서술되어 있는데, 제명들은 주제를 나타내는 것과 산법을 나타내는 것을 혼재하는 것으로 나타난다. 내용 가운데에는 '여직(女織)', '우시(羽矢)', '소광(少廣)' 등이 문제처럼 ${\ulcorner}$구장산술${\lrcorner}$ 의 그것들과 기본적으로 같거나 유사한 것들이 다수 발견되어 고대수학 전통의 연속성을 엿볼 수 있게 하지만, 동시에 의료수가 문제인 '의(醫)'처럼 ${\ulcorner}$산수서${\lrcorner}$에서만 발견되는 것들도 더러 눈에 띈다. ${\ulcorner}$산수서${\lrcorner}$ 와 ${\ulcorner}$구장산술${\lrcorner}$ 사이에 이루어진 수학 발달은, 이를테면, 제급근 사이에 있어서 전자의 경우에는 $\sqrt{240}$을 $15\frac{15}{31}$로 계산한 데서도 드러나듯이 보간법에 의존한 반면, 후자의 경우에는 온답을 제시하는 데 하등의 어려움을 겪지 않았다는 차에서도 확인된다.