Sun Tzu (mathematician)
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Sun Tzu or Sun Zi was a Chinese
mathematician
, flourishing between the 3rd and the 5th century AD
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Interested in astronomy
and trying to develop a calendar
, he investigated Diophantine equation
s. He is only known for authoring Sun Tzu Suan Ching
孙子算经 (pinyin
: Sun Zi Suan Jing; literally, "Sun Tzu's Calculation Classic"), which contains the Chinese remainder theorem
.
China
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mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
, flourishing between the 3rd and the 5th century AD
Anno Domini
and Before Christ are designations used to label or number years used with the Julian and Gregorian calendars....
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Interested in astronomy
Astronomy
Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth...
and trying to develop a calendar
Calendar
A calendar is a system of organizing days for social, religious, commercial, or administrative purposes. This is done by giving names to periods of time, typically days, weeks, months, and years. The name given to each day is known as a date. Periods in a calendar are usually, though not...
, he investigated Diophantine equation
Diophantine equation
In mathematics, a Diophantine equation is an indeterminate polynomial equation that allows the variables to be integers only. Diophantine problems have fewer equations than unknown variables and involve finding integers that work correctly for all equations...
s. He is only known for authoring Sun Tzu Suan Ching
The Mathematical Classic of Sun Zi
The Mathematical Classic of Sun Zi was a mathematical treatise written during the 5th century, and was listed as one of The Ten Computational Canons in Tang Dynasty. The identity of the author Sunzi is still unknown, and not to be confused with the author of The Art of War...
孙子算经 (pinyin
Pinyin
Pinyin is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. It is also often used to teach Mandarin Chinese and spell Chinese names in foreign publications and used as an input method to enter Chinese characters into...
: Sun Zi Suan Jing; literally, "Sun Tzu's Calculation Classic"), which contains the Chinese remainder theorem
Chinese remainder theorem
The Chinese remainder theorem is a result about congruences in number theory and its generalizations in abstract algebra.In its most basic form it concerned with determining n, given the remainders generated by division of n by several numbers...
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