String Figures as Mathematics? An Anthropological Approach to String Figure-making in Oral Tradition Societies /

This book addresses the mathematical rationality contained in the making of string figures. It does so by using interdisciplinary methods borrowed from anthropology, mathematics, history and philosophy of mathematics. The practice of string figure-making has long been carried out in many societies,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Vandendriessche, Eric (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edición:1st ed. 2015.
Colección:Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, 36
Temas:
Mathematics.
History.
Science-Philosophy.
History of Mathematical Sciences.
Philosophy of Science.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • PART I: HOW TO STUDY STRING FIGURE-MAKING
  • Chapter 1: String Figures and Ethnography
  • Chapter 2: A Conceptualization of String Figure-Making
  • PART II: MATHEMATICS AND STRING FIGURES
  • Chapter 3: W.W. Rouse Ball's Mathematical Approach to String Figures
  • Chapter 4: Thomas Storer and the Concept of Heart-Sequence
  • PART III: ANALYSING STRING FIGURE ALGORITHMS
  • Chapter 5: Heart-Sequences and "Look-alike" String Figures
  • Chapter 6: Understanding Transformations
  • PART IV: STRING FIGURES IN THE FIELD
  • Chapter 7: Cultural and Cognitive Aspects of String Figure-Making in Two Different Societies
  • Chapter 8: Comparison of the Trobriander and Guarani-Nandeva String Figure Corpora
  • Chapter 9: Conclusion
  • References
  • Annexes.

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