Which book thinks that mathematics is the ancestor of everything at the end of the four seasons?

"Mathematics is the end of the four seasons and the ancestor of all things" means that mathematics is the beginning and end of the four seasons and the source of all things. The importance of mathematics and calculation is emphasized. Sunzi Suanjing is an important mathematical work in ancient China. It was written in the fourth and fifth centuries, that is, about 1500 years ago. The author's life and writing year are unknown.

Sun Tzu's Art of War was handed down in three volumes. The volume describes the system of vertical and horizontal alternation and multiplication and division, and illustrates the algorithm of calculating scores and the method of calculating Kaiping with examples.

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Sun Tzu's Achievements in Computing Classics;

1. The Art of War of Sun Tzu recorded the arrangement rules of calculation questions in detail for the first time: "Where calculation questions are used, the position of the prophet is predicted, one vertical and ten horizontal, one hundred stands upright, one thousand faces each other, and one million equals", which means that numbers are very important in counting. When placing calculation, use single digits in vertical row, ten digits in horizontal row, hundreds digits in vertical row, thousands digits in horizontal row and ten thousand digits in vertical row.

2. Among the ancient arithmetic books in China, Sunzi Suanjing has always occupied an important position in the history of Chinese mathematics, and there are many interesting and ingenious arithmetic programs such as "lack of skills" and "swinging cups".