Ethnomathematics: Mul View Math - Couverture rigide

Ascher, Marcia

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0534148808 ISBN 13 : 9780534148805

Editeur : CRC Press Inc, 1991

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: CRC Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0534148808
• ISBN 13: 9780534148805
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 300