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Japanese traditional mathematics. Kyoto university of education Akira Taguchi. Introduction Japanese traditional mathematics “wasan ”. ↓ Europe ↓Japan. In Europe mathematics was studied in University. In Japan it was studied in Shinto shrine and Buddhist temple.
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Japanese traditional mathematics Kyoto university of education Akira Taguchi
↓Europe ↓Japan In Europe mathematics was studied in University. In Japan it was studied in Shinto shrine and Buddhist temple.
Many people saw the problems in shrines and solved the problems themselves.
In this way, wasan spread many places in Japan. Especially we call the wasan which offered to shrines ;“SANGAKU”.
“SAN ” means mathematic. • “GAKU” means board. • “SANGAKU” means boards which mathematics problems and solutions were written.
Why did they offer the problem to shrine? • They showed their own results. • They thanked God or Buddha. • They hoped their accomplishment in studying.
・Our university About 5 km ・Shrine
Please mail the answer to me. • My mail address • suu01105@kyokyo-u.ac.jp
“Wasan” are too difficult for us to understand. They had a lot of calculation and they only enjoyed. They couldn’t discover the mathematical systems with logic. It has never developed as a science.