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214 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780412989414
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: CRC Press
Publication date: 03 May 1994
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"...
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214 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780412989414
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: CRC Press
Publication date: 03 May 1994
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"...
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Content Warnings