The Early Development Of Modem Mathematics In China

By original literature research, using literature review method, the history of science and research analysis method in 1872-1949, a comprehensive studywas doneon the development of China’ smodern mathematics viaChinesejournals. From the perspective of the development of the subject, scientific, impartial sketch of modern mathematical significance in the history of track and dissemination of modern China’s development, the demise of traditional Chinese and Western mathematics was witnessed in mathematics journals.The relationship between the establishmentand development of mathematics systems and journals was also carefully analyzed.The results show that:China’s traditional mathematics and modern mathematics began to shock in the second half of the 19th century, Chinese mathematicians began to understand modern mathematics by using the traditional methods of mathematics, such asLi Shanlan’ sexplanation of Fermat primes theorem in The Peking Magazine. He tried to use the modern symbol to replace the complicatedtraditional one. By the early 1900s, modern mathematics started in China, individual enthusiasts founded mathematical journals are published, although some basic mathematical knowledge, however, this new form of mass media directly impacted people’s vision. The knowledge of modern mathematics began to spread widely in the country along with the higher education. The university began to publish academic journals. With the talent training of higher education, Chinese modern mathematics community was contributed. With the expansion of the mathematical community, a dedicated mathematician academic groups——Chinese Mathematical Society was born. On the road to mathematics science,these mathematicians was closer to the mainstream of modern mathematics scholar than before. From the Journal of Chinese Mathematical Society, mathematical research can be seen generations of students returning for the development of mathematics provide academic support, such as ZengJiong achievements in abstract algebra. His On the switched domain quasialgebraic closing level of rhetoric which is completed under the guidance of Knott published in the Journal of Chinese Mathematical Society..The theorems in that article are called "Zeng theorem", which is the first attempt of China modern mathematics. Chinese mathematics journals developed as the direction thatmacro-philosophy→omprehensive arts and science→comprehensive science→ professional journals.Journals played an important role in the introduction of Western mathematics, the transformation of traditional Chinese mathematics. Journals witnessed the development of early China modern mathematics.It is studied that:1) Development of modern mathematics follow the basic rules of the scientists→ subject →institution→journals, the institution of mathematics must be anprecondition of the development of mathematical journals. Journals attached to the academic community. Meanwhile, with the fast and convenient mode of communicationand the function of talent training, journal become the primary medium ofscience exchange and communication; attracta large number of scientists. For example, according to Ren Hongjun’s rough statistics, the authors of Sciencein 1915-1950 were total more than 1000. Many of themgradually entered the halls of science to be the founder and leader of China science with the guidance of journals. Meanwhile, the establishment ofChinese Mathematical Society formed the basis for the academic subject institution.2) According to the content of the journal articles,it can be seen that the rise of modern universities and the development of the subject are inseparable.The university is not only the place of spreading knowledge and training talents, but also the scientific research field. The perfect system of science education is the most important condition for the cultivation of scientists.Discipline education in universities provides a comprehensive, perfect support and continuous backup talents for the development of the discipline.Through the university science education system and the establishment of university and the specialized research institutions, by 1930s, China’s scientists groups have been basically formed. At the same time, academic exchanges between the scientists groupsvia journals and conferences have accelerated the development of academic journals.For example,The academic level of Hua Luogeng’searly articles in Science is unable to compare with his articles published in the Journal of Chinese Mathematical Society and other foreign journals.Higher education provides the support for the discipline development, but also provides more and more research results for the professional academic journals, which constitute the necessary conditions for the development of periodicals.3) By studying the core authors of modern journal, in general, afterefforts of several generations, China has finally emerged a new social role-professional scientists. Specific to mathematics, The first generation is a Chinese traditional mathematician who is closely related to the western missionaries.They learn modern mathematics from western scholars, through cooperative translation of western modern mathematics, contact with western advanced mathematical ideas, and began to publish in the journal papers. It’s typical contact between Chinese and Western mathematics.The second generation is the first batch of students to study abroadat the end of the Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China.Through their study career, they leamedadvanced mathematical knowledge, and mostly returned to begin with the education reform.They spread their scientific knowledge through higher education.The third generation is a mathematics worker gradually growing up under the influence of the second generation of mathematicians. They have already had a complete set of mathematics thought and scientific research ability through the gradual system and the normal mathematics education.On the basis of complete basic education, they have to go abroad for further study, and have the research direction and ability in some branches of mathematics. The establishment of modern mathematics in China depends on a large number of mathematicians who are studying abroad, with the individual to the whole, which makes the modern mathematics in China start to develop from scratch.A large number of overseas returnees of mathematicians, the emphasis on the cultivation of mathematical talent, put a lot of effort into the ranks of the talent training, making Chinaand the international mathematics gradually narrowing the gapin the decades.Even in some areas of mathematics research, has reached the international advanced level, many of the research results of the branch of mathematics has entered the forefront of the world. The achievement of scientific research and the system of the scientific exchange,formed the role of Chinese scientists to really.