Ethnomathematics : a multicultural view of mathematical ideas
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書誌事項
Ethnomathematics : a multicultural view of mathematical ideas
Brooks/Cole Pub. Co., c1991
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Includes bibliographical references and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
Ethnomathematics is the first book to discuss the mathematical ideas of people in traditional or `small scale'cultures such as American Indian tribes, the Incas and various cultures in the South Pacific and Africa. This book should be of interest to students of history of science, history of mathematics, cognitive anthropology or anthropology courses; anyone interested in the role of mathematics in non-Western cultures; no background in mathematics necessary.
目次
Acknowledgments. Introduction. Numbers: words and symbols. Tracing graphs in the sand. The logic of kin relations. Chance and strategy in games and puzzles. The organization and modelling space. Symmetric strip decorations. In conclusion: ethnomathematics. Index.
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