Description: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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Ethnomathematics: A Multicultural View of Mathematical Ideas. To get started finding Ethnomathematics: A Multicultural View of Mathematical Ideas, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Ethnomathematics: A Multicultural View of Mathematical Ideas
Description: 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Ethnomathematics: A Multicultural View of Mathematical Ideas. To get started finding Ethnomathematics: A Multicultural View of Mathematical Ideas, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.