About the author

Zhu Shijie's biographical details are unavailable, and public information about him is limited. Four of his works are held in the collection, spanning a notably wide range of subjects, including mathematics, management, medicine, and Eastern philosophy. Among them, “General Introduction to the Study of Calculation” and “Jade Mirror of the Four Unknowns (Unannotated Edition)” are works of traditional Chinese mathematics: the former serves as a general introductory survey, while the latter presents the text without annotations so that readers may engage directly with the original. “Learning Team Management from Huawei” addresses modern organizational management, discussing team operations and practical lessons, while “Ten Methods of Surgery” belongs to medicine and concerns surgical diagnosis and treatment methods. These works suggest that under Zhu Shijie's name there are both traditional mathematical texts and writings on management practice and medicine; the style varies accordingly, whether summarizing mathematical principles, distilling management experience, or setting out medical methods. In the absence of reliable records of his life and scholarly background, no inferences are made here; the introduction is confined to an objective account of the works' subjects and general character.

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Publishers

Tibet People's Publishing House