Aaron Young submitted — ninechapters

The current hot trend in education is using real world examples to teach students mathematical concepts. The days of memorizing tables and plugging and chugging their way through an endless supply of example problems are out of style. Even here, the Chinese have bested our discovery by over 2000 years. Originally published somewhere around 200 B.C., Jiuzhang Suanshu or Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art, is a tour de force textbook covering a wide range of topics. Is it possible to use this 2000 year old Chinese textbook to teach modern mathematics students?