Mathematics Elsewhere An Exploration of Ideas Across Cultures

Name: Mathematics Elsewhere An Exploration of Ideas Across Cultures
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ISBN: 9780691120225

ISBN-10: 0691120226

ISBN-13: 9780691120225

Edition: 2002

Authors: Marcia Ascher

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Mathematics Elsewhereis a fascinating and important contribution to a global view of mathematics. Presenting mathematical ideas of peoples from a variety of small-scale and traditional cultures, it humanizes our view of mathematics and expands our conception of what is mathematical. Through engaging examples of how particular societies structure time, reach decisions about the future, make models and maps, systematize relationships, and create intriguing figures, Marcia Ascher demonstrates that traditional cultures have mathematical ideas that are far more substantial and sophisticated than is generally acknowledged. Malagasy divination rituals, for example, rely on complex algebraic…

Book details

List price: $51.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 11/7/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.26" wide x 9.13" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Preface


Introduction



The Logic of Divination



Marking Time



Cycles of Time



Models and Maps



Systems of Relationships



Figures on the Threshold



Epilogue 191 Index