Ethnomathematics A Multicultural View of Mathematical Ideas

Name: Ethnomathematics A Multicultural View of Mathematical Ideas
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ISBN: 9780412989414

ISBN-10: 0412989417

ISBN-13: 9780412989414

Edition: 1994

Authors: Marcia Ascher

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In this truly one-of-a-kind book, Ascher introduces the mathematical ideas of people in traditional, or "small-scale", cultures often omitted from discussion of mathematics. Topics such as "Numbers: Words and Symbols", "Tracing Graphs in the Sand", "The Logic of Kin Relations", "Chance and Strategy in Games and Puzzles", and "The Organization and Modeling of Space" are traced in various cultures including the Inuit, Navajo, and Iroquois of North America; the Inca of South America; the Malekula, Warlpiri, Maori, and Caroline Islanders of Oceania, and the Tshokwe, Bushoong, and Kpelle of Africa.As Ascher explores mathematical ideas involving numbers, logic, spatial configuration, and the…

Book details

List price: $105.00
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: CRC Press LLC
Publication date: 5/1/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 214
Size: 7.28" wide x 9.02" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English