The History of Central Mathematics is a series of books written by Li Yan. There were five volumes in the history of mathematics, published by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Science Press. The series was published between 1947 and 1955. The specific content and evaluation information were not provided, so it was impossible to further understand the details of the history of Chinese mathematics.
Well, 'The Devil's Arithmetic' is not rooted in real events. It's a story crafted for fictional entertainment and to convey certain themes and messages.
Terrified means to describe extreme panic and fear, causing people to feel extremely shocked and terrified. Calmness meant that one's thoughts or spirit were calm without uneasiness or suppressed feelings. One had suppressed or re-restrained one's feelings and calmed down.
A sense of isolation can be a common theme. In a cold arithmetic science fiction story, characters may be isolated by the very rules that the arithmetic represents. For instance, if a character is on a spaceship where resources are tightly calculated, they might be isolated from others in terms of sharing resources or even in terms of making decisions that affect the whole. There is also the theme of the power of knowledge. Understanding the cold arithmetic gives characters a kind of power, but also a burden, as they have to live with the consequences of what the numbers tell them.
One well - known cold arithmetic science fiction story is 'The Cold Equations' by Tom Godwin. In this story, a young stowaway girl is found on a spaceship. However, due to the strict calculations of fuel and payload, there is no room for error. The cold arithmetic of the situation dictates that she cannot be allowed to stay on the ship as it would doom the entire mission and crew. It's a harrowing tale that shows the unforgiving nature of the laws of physics in a science - fiction setting.
I don't know if there's an e-book called the Guigu Sutra. But if you need a similar book, I can recommend some classic web novels to you, such as Battle Through the Heavens, Martial Universe, Full Time Expert, and so on. These books were very popular and had a large readership. You can obtain the electronic version of the Guigu Arithmetic Sutra through the online reading platform of these books or through the electronic purchase route.