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Subject(s)

• Ethnomathematics [Browse]
• Indigenous Studies [Browse]

Summary note

"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."--Provided by publisher.

Notes

Includes index.

Source of description

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBC, viewed January 2, 2018).

Contents

• Chapter Introduction
• chapter 1 Numbers: Words and Symbols
• chapter 2 Tracing Graphs in the Sand
• chapter 3 The Logic of Kin Relations
• chapter 4 Chance and Strategy in Games and Puzzles
• chapter 5 five The Organization and Modeling o f Space
• chapter 6 Symmetric Strip Decorations
• chapter 7 In Conclusion: Ethnomathematics.

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ISBN

• 1-351-44951-6
• 0-203-75652-5
• 1-351-44950-8

OCLC

1004365661

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