Mathematics Elsewhere

An Exploration of Ideas Across Cultures

Marcia Ascher - Collection Mathematics/Anthropology

207 pages, parution le 08/12/2004

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Mathematics Elsewhere is a fascinating and important contribution to a global view of mathematics. Presenting mathematical ideas of peoples from a variety of small-scale and traditional cultures, it humanizes our view of mathematics and expands our conception of what is mathematical. Through engaging examples of how particular societies structure time, reach decisions about the future, make models and maps, systematize relationships, and create intriguing figures, Marcia Ascher demonstrates that traditional cultures have mathematical ideas that are far more substantial and sophisticated than is generally acknowledged.

L'auteur - Marcia Ascher

Marcia Ascher is Professor Emerita of Mathematics at Ithaca College. She is the coauthor of Code of the Quipu: A Study in Media, Mathematics, and Culture and the author of Ethnomathematics: A Multicultural View of Mathematical Ideas.

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Preface
Introduction
The Logic of Divination
Marking Time
Cycles of Time
Models and Maps
Systems of Relationships
Figures on the Threshold
Epilogue
Index

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Princeton University Press
Auteur(s)	Marcia Ascher
Collection	Mathematics/Anthropology
Parution	08/12/2004
Nb. de pages	207
Format	15 x 23
Couverture	Broché
Poids	317g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780691120225
ISBN13	978-0-691-12022-5