Ethnomathematics | A Multicultural View of Mathematical Ideas

Marcia Ascher

ISBN 10: 0412989417 / ISBN 13: 9780412989414

Published by CRC Press, 1994

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Ethnomathematics | A Multicultural View of Mathematical Ideas | Marcia Ascher | Taschenbuch | Einband - flex.(Paperback) | Englisch | 1994 | CRC Press | EAN 9780412989414 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ethnomathematics | A Multicultural View of Mathematical Ideas
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0412989417
• ISBN 13: 9780412989414
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 186H x 11D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 186 millimeters height by 11 millimeters depth
• Weight: 374 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Bücher

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Synopsis

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 organization of these into systems and structures, readers gain both a broader understanding and anappreciation for the idease of other peoples.

About the Author

Ascher, Marcia