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From everyday arithmetic to bureaucratic mathematics: a comparative analysis of the contents of 《数》, 《算数书》 and 《九章算术》
Ji Zhigang | Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

It is well known that one of the vivid signature of Chinese traditional mathematics is its sociality. In this paper ,by exploring the pattern of problem and the solving method , which used in 《数》 (Numbers),《算数书》 (Book of Numbers and Computations), and 《九章算术》 (Nine Chapters on the Art of Mathematics) , we will describe the change from everyday arithmetic to bureaucratic mathematics in early Chinese mathematics.