Wasan
Subtitle: the fascination of traditional Japanese mathematics
By: Sakurai Susumu ; translated by Emma Ford, with Gaynor Sekimori
Contributors: Ford, Emma, translator; Sekimori, Gaynor, translator
Edition: First English edition.
Series: Japan library; Japan library (Shuppan Bunka Sangyō Shinkō Zaidan)
Publisher: Japanese Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Tokyo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 178
ISBN-13: 9784866580173
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Japanese Mathematics
Work titles: Edo no sūgaku kyōkasho
Description: "Wasan--a unique form of Japanese mathematics--was developed during the Edo period (1603-1868), a time when the entire country was isolated from the rest of the world. Mathematics was enjoyed as a form of entertainment by adults and children alike and by people of all social classes. Jinkōki, an extraordinary mathematics textbook, was used at private elementary schools called terakoya and became a bestseller that could be found in every household. Furthermore, world-class works were produced by Japanese mathematicians such as Seki Takakazu and Takebe Katahiro. This book explores the beauty and fascination surrounding wasan by providing a guided tour that goes back in time over three hundred years and navigates through the mysterious and incredible world of mathematical wizardry found during the Edo period in Japan"--
Notes: "This book is a translation of 'Muchū ni naru! Edo no sūgaku' (Shueisha Inc., 2012) which was originally published under the title 'Edo no sūgaku kyōkasho' by Shueisha International Inc. in 2009"--Title page verso.

Text in English.
Table of contents: title: Mathematics fever; title: Wasan enthusiasts and ? [pi]; title: Wasan, alive today; title: Exercises.