''The Art of Mathematics'' ( ko, 수학의 정석, suhakui jeongseok), written by
Hong Sung-Dae ( ko, 홍성대, links=no), is a series of mathematics textbooks for high school students in South Korea. First published in 1966, it is the best-selling book series in South Korea, with about 46 million copies sold as of 2016. In
Jeongeup,
North Jeolla Province, the hometown of Hong Sung-Dae, a street is named Suhakjeongseok-gil ( ko, 수학정석길, links=no) in honor of the author.'
Controversy
The similarities with the Japanese Textbook series
Chart-Style Math () have caused the author to receive accusations of plagiarism. The chapter division, style of explanation, and formatting are visibly similar between the books. For instance, in the Japanese books, the order of questions are in "Example Questions, Practice Questions, Exercise Questions," while in The Art of Mathematics it is "Example Questions, Similar Questions, Practice Questions". The author Hong has denied all accusations, although he has admitted that the questions in the books were selected from 20 reference books around the world.
Major topics in the 11th edition
Changes in the 11th edition, published 2013-2015, reflect the
2009 revision of South Korea's National Curriculum. Each of the six volumes consist of two versions, one for average students ( ko, 기본편, Gibon-pyeon) and one for higher-ability students ( ko, 실력편, links=no, silyeok-pyeon).
Mathematics I
ko, 수학 I suhak I, links=no
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Polynomials
In mathematics, a polynomial is an expression (mathematics), expression consisting of indeterminate (variable), indeterminates (also called variable (mathematics), variables) and coefficients, that involves only the operations of addition, subtrac ...
(다항식 da-hang-sik)
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Equations
In mathematics, an equation is a formula that expresses the equality of two expressions, by connecting them with the equals sign . The word ''equation'' and its cognates in other languages may have subtly different meanings; for example, in F ...
and
Inequalities (방정식과 부등식 bang-jeong-sik-gwa boo-deung-sik)
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Graphs of Equations (방정식의 그래프 bang-jeong-sik-eui geu-re-pu)
Mathematics II
ko, 수학 II suhak II, links=no
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Sets and
Propositions
In logic and linguistics, a proposition is the meaning of a declarative sentence. In philosophy, " meaning" is understood to be a non-linguistic entity which is shared by all sentences with the same meaning. Equivalently, a proposition is the no ...
(집합과 명제 jib-hab-gwa myung-jeh)
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Functions (함수 ham-soo)
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Sequences (수열 soo-yeul)
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Exponents
Exponentiation is a mathematical operation, written as , involving two numbers, the '' base'' and the ''exponent'' or ''power'' , and pronounced as " (raised) to the (power of) ". When is a positive integer, exponentiation corresponds to re ...
and
Logarithms (지수와 로그함수 ji-soo-wa lo-geu-ham-soo)
Probability and statistics
ko, 확률과 통계 hwanglyulgwa tonggye, links=no
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Permutations
In mathematics, a permutation of a set is, loosely speaking, an arrangement of its members into a sequence or linear order, or if the set is already ordered, a rearrangement of its elements. The word "permutation" also refers to the act or proc ...
and
Combinations
In mathematics, a combination is a selection of items from a set that has distinct members, such that the order of selection does not matter (unlike permutations). For example, given three fruits, say an apple, an orange and a pear, there are t ...
(순열과 조합 soon-yeul-gwa jo-hab)
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Probability
Probability is the branch of mathematics concerning numerical descriptions of how likely an Event (probability theory), event is to occur, or how likely it is that a proposition is true. The probability of an event is a number between 0 and ...
(확률 hwang-lyul)
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Statistics
Statistics (from German language, German: ''wikt:Statistik#German, Statistik'', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of ...
(통계 tong-gye)
Calculus I
ko, 미적분 I mijuckboon I, links=no
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Limits of Sequences (수열의 극한 soo-yeul-eui geuk-han)
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Limits and Continuity (극한과 연속성 geuk-han-gwa yeon-sok-sung)
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Differentiation of Polynomial Functions (다항식의 미분 da-hang-sik-eui mi-boon)
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Integration of Polynomial Functions (다항식의 적분 da-hang-sik-eui juck-boon)
Calculus II
ko, 미적분 II mijuckboon II, links=no
*Exponential and Logarithmic Functions (지수와 로그 함수 ji-soo-wa lo-geu-ham-soo)
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Trigonometric Functions
In mathematics, the trigonometric functions (also called circular functions, angle functions or goniometric functions) are real functions which relate an angle of a right-angled triangle to ratios of two side lengths. They are widely used in all ...
(삼각함수 sam-gak-ham-soo)
*Differentiation (미분 mi-boon)
*Integration (적분 juck-boon)
Geometry and Vectors
ko, 기하와 벡터 Gihawa Begteo, links=no
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Plane Curves
In mathematics, a plane curve is a curve in a plane that may be either a Euclidean plane, an affine plane or a projective plane. The most frequently studied cases are smooth plane curves (including piecewise smooth plane curves), and algebraic p ...
(평면곡선 pyung-myun-gog-seon)
*Vectors in the Plane (평면 벡터 pyung-myun beg-teo)
*Graphs and
Vectors in Space (공간의 그래프와 벡터 gong-gan-eui geu-re-pu-wa beg-teo)
References
External links
publisher's website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Art of Mathematics
Mathematics textbooks
1966 non-fiction books
Korean non-fiction books