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(*)(Translated by Emma Ford with Gaynor Sekimori, 桜井進) (★)([（英文版）夢中になる! 江戸の数学] 1.´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. ´Jinkooki´, 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. 2.Sakurai Susumu, Born in Yamagata Prefecture in 1968, Sakurai Susumu graduated from the Department of Mathematics and the graduate school at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. He is a science navigator and was a Fellow at the Center for the Study of World Civilization at the Tokyo Institute of Technology [2007-2013]. While studying at the university, he taught at cram schools and explained mathematics and physics to students in interesting ways. In doing so, he developed ´Science Entertainment´, which includes activities that communicate the surprising and inspiring nature of mathematics through human interactions between people and familiar objects. Sakurai lectures all over Japan and has authored books such as ´Omoshirokute nemurenakunaru suugaku [Mathematics, Too Exciting to Sleep]´,´Kandoo suru suugaku [Inspirational Mathematics]´, and ´Setsugetsuka no suugaku [Mathematics of Snow, Moon, and Flowers].) |
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