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Beschreibung
Ethnomathematics introduces the mathematical ideas of people in traditional cultures often omitted from discussions of mathematics. Topics such as Numbers: Words and Symbols; Tracing Graphs in the Sand; The Logic of Kin Relation; 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. Mathematics Magazine called this "A splendid book, well worth reading, using in courses and loaning to friends who think they don't like mathematics."
Ethnomathematics introduces the mathematical ideas of people in traditional cultures often omitted from discussions of mathematics. Topics such as Numbers: Words and Symbols; Tracing Graphs in the Sand; The Logic of Kin Relation; 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. Mathematics Magazine called this "A splendid book, well worth reading, using in courses and loaning to friends who think they don't like mathematics."
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction, Numbers: Words and Symbols, Tracing Graphs in the Sand so The Logic o f Kin Relations, Chance and Strategy in Games and Puzzles, The Organization and Modeling o f Space, Symmetric Strip Decorations, In Conclusion: Ethnomathematics, Index
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Erscheinungsjahr: 1994
Genre: Importe, Technik allg.
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780412989414
ISBN-10: 0412989417
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Ascher, Marcia
Auflage: Revised edition
Hersteller: CRC Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Heidelberg, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, buchhandel-buch@springer.com
Maße: 229 x 186 x 11 mm
Von/Mit: Marcia Ascher
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.05.1994
Gewicht: 0,374 kg
Artikel-ID: 101244734