Multicultural Mathematics: Interdisciplinary Cooperative-Learning Activities - Softcover

Claudia Zaslavsky

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0825121817 ISBN 13: 9780825121814

Publisher: J Weston Walch, 1993

Synopsis

Multicultural Mathematics is just that: an invitation to explore how we can study mathematics through the contributions of cultures throughout the world.

This fascinating book contains 58 activities that each include:
cultural, historical, or other background information.
problem-solving activities and examples that are ideal for cooperative learning.
a Think about This section to encourage critical thinking and further exploration.

Among the many sample activities inside, you'll find:
The Amazing Maya Calendar
Money in West Africa
Islamic Art: Designs and Tessellations
To Smoke Or Not to Smoke
The First Magic Square

Multicultural Mathematics includes a Concepts and Skills Chart which aligns each activity with NCTM Standards

About this title

About the Author:

Claudia Zaslavsky has taught mathematics at many levels, from middle grades to graduate courses for teachers. Her years of experience in the Greenburgh Central Seven school district in New York State, where busing for integration was established in 1951, led to her investigation into the evolution of mathematical ideas in Africa. The result was the book Africa Counts: Number and Pattern in African Culture, first published in 1973 and now a classic in paperback.

About this edition

• Publisher: J Weston Walch
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0825121817
• ISBN 13: 9780825121814
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144