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Count us in : how to make maths real for all of us /
"Mathematics, like language, is a universal experience. Every society counts and is empowered by its ability to count and to measure. The mathematical processes developed within various cultures differ widely, and Count Us In explores these cultural links, drawing examples from the author'...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cardiff, Wales :
University of Wales Press,
2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Mathematics, like language, is a universal experience. Every society counts and is empowered by its ability to count and to measure. The mathematical processes developed within various cultures differ widely, and Count Us In explores these cultural links, drawing examples from the author's personal experiences. The process of counting, like the process of communicating with words, is common to all societies worldwide but, just as there is a rich variety of languages, so too is there a rich variety in methods of counting and of recording numbers - methods that have developed over centuries to meet the needs of various groups of people. The narrative of this book takes the form of a collection of short stories based on the author's personal experience, linked together by a number of sub-themes"--Page 4 of cover |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781783167982 178316798X 9781783167975 1783167971 |