Ethnomathematics by Marcia Ascher, Marcia Ascher

Ethnomathematics

Marcia Ascher, Marcia Ascher

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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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