This really can't blame the students' ignorance. Nine Chapters of Arithmetic was written 2000 years ago and has been handed down to this day. Many nouns, concepts, usages and even words in it are rarely used now. For example, few people can match Ma Yang and tortoise with real objects. There are a vast number of ancient books and many classics. It is very valuable to dabble in those classic works in traditional culture before high school. Nine Chapters Arithmetic is of great significance in the history of science, but not in the history of literature. If they don't understand historical records, they should be spanked, but it is a little difficult for them to understand Ma Yang and the tortoise.
In an examination room like mathematics, we should understand that the ultimate test is mathematical ability, not language foundation. It is the job of China people to check how students learn ancient Chinese and how much they know about traditional culture. There is no need to replace them with mathematics. Of course, science is also a part of history and culture. The equations we are solving now and the principles and theorems we are familiar with are actually the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancients and the accumulation of several generations. Our ancestors made outstanding efforts to solve the mystery of the universe. Although the achievements of Nine Chapters Arithmetic can't be said to be very high by the current natural science standards, there are still many great inventions and discoveries that illuminate the palace of science. But in the examination room of the college entrance examination, we hope that the expression should be easy to understand. When questioners are busy testing what students are, we should also consider that not everyone has read enough poetry books, and some people have unspeakable ambitions. Time is tight, how to solve the problem if you don't understand it? Although the popular explanation is given in the test, just as the teacher explained-just wearing an ancient vest, what is the practical significance of letting candidates take such risks?
The appearance of Ma Yang and tortoise in the college entrance examination shows the retreat in the face of traditional culture. The college entrance examination is instructive. Is the questioner's original intention to let math learners have a good look at the book "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic"? So, students who study physics must read On Meng Qian, and students who study chemistry must learn the alchemy of ancient China? I'm afraid this is not something a middle school student can do if he wants to. This practice seems to be the inheritance and promotion of traditional culture, but in fact it has entered another misunderstanding.
We really shouldn't forget about our ancestors, and we shouldn't forget the height that the nine chapters of arithmetic once reached and the role it played in history. Everyone can understand the author's good intentions. This kind of grafting may satisfy some people's pride, but it ignores the fact that we have mastered more advanced tools than Nine Chapters of Arithmetic. It should be admitted that the foundation of modern science was introduced from the west, which is beyond the explanation of Nine Chapters of Arithmetic. I'm afraid that no amount of digging from our ancestors can hide such a fact. It may be shameful to admit this, but at least it won't make us blind and arrogant.
This arithmetic is neither arithmetic nor arithmetic. Seeing the ancient "Nine Chapters Arithmetic" on the math test paper of the college entrance examination, I was heavy with joy. Why "Nine-chapter Arithmetic" has always been just "Nine-chapter Arithmetic", while the Ancient Greek "Elements of Geometry" has laid the foundation for the whole western scientific community. In fact, what is more meaningful than remembering the magic weapon left by our ancestors is why Nine Chapters of Arithmetic was written so early, but it failed to evolve into a systematic modern mathematics. (Turtle refers to a triangular pyramid; Ma Yang, also known as corner beam, is an integral part of ancient architecture in China.