中国数学在明朝以前是世界领先的,尤其是宋元时期最为鼎盛,而明朝以后则一直停滞不前,到清朝中后期已大大落后于西欧数学的发展。通过文献分析和考证发现,导致中国数学大起大落的一个重要原因在于是否恰当地运用了符号。
Before the Ming dynasty China is the world leader in mathematics,especially in the most flourishing period of the Song and Yuan dynasties.However,since Ming dynasty,stagnation has appeared in the development of mathematics.After the Qing dynasty the development of mathematics in china lagged behind Western Europe.There are many reasons for this phenomenon but through analysis and research I find that an important reason for the ups and downs of mathematics in China is the appropriateness of the use of symbols.