Sun Tzu

Mathematician, Person

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Who is Sun Tzu?

Sun Tzu or Sunzi was a Chinese mathematician who lived some time between the 3rd and the 5th century during the Wei or Jin dynasty. Interested in astronomy and trying to develop a calendar, he investigated Diophantine equations. He is only known for his authorship of The Mathematical Classic of Sunzi, which contains the earliest known example of the Chinese remainder theorem.

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on July 23, 2013

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