Ethnomathematics : A Multicultural View of Mathematical Ideas

Name: Ethnomathematics
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
SKU: 9780412989414
Price: 17800 KES
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ISBN: 9780412989414

by Marcia Ascher

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Format Paperback / softback

ISBN-10 0412989417

ISBN-13 9780412989414

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd

Imprint CRC Press

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date May 1st, 1994

Print length 214 Pages

Weight 388 grams

Dimensions 23.00 x 17.80 x 1.30 cms

Product Classification: Anthropology Algebra Applied mathematics

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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.

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