Ethnomathematics

A Multicultural View of Mathematical Ideas
Revised Auflage
ISBN: 978-0-412-98941-4
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 214 Seiten, Format (B × H): 186 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 374 g

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.

Zielgruppe

Professional

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ascher, Marcia

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Algebra Homologische Algebra
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Numerik und Wissenschaftliches Rechnen Computeranwendungen in der Mathematik
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Numerik und Wissenschaftliches Rechnen Angewandte Mathematik, Mathematische Modelle
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Geometrie Algebraische Geometrie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Philosophische Anthropologie

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

Über Autor(innen)

Ascher, Marcia