Review of The Chinese Roots of Linear Algebra by Roger Hart
Joseph F. Grcar
TL;DR
This paper reviews Roger Hart's book on the origins of linear algebra in ancient China, highlighting how it explores early Chinese mathematical problems and offers new insights into their solutions.
Contribution
It provides a comprehensive review of the book, emphasizing its analysis of ancient Chinese linear problems and the novel perspectives it introduces.
Findings
Ancient Chinese linear problems are systematically analyzed.
The book offers new interpretations of historical solutions.
Insights into the development of linear algebra in China.
Abstract
The Chinese Roots of Linear Algebra by Roger Hart chronicles the linear problems of ancient China in the Nine Chapters of the Mathematical Art, and supplies new insights about their solution.
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