Mathematics elsewhere : an exploration of ideas across cultures /

Presenting mathematical ideas of peoples from a variety of small-scale and traditional cultures, this book 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, mak...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ascher, Marcia, 1935-2013 (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2002]
Subjects:
Mathematics > History.
Social history > Mathematics.
Mathématiques > Histoire.
Histoire sociale > Mathématiques.
MATHEMATICS > Essays.
MATHEMATICS > Pre-Calculus.
MATHEMATICS > Reference.
Mathematics.
Wiskunde.
Traditionele samenleving.
Interculturele vergelijking.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The logic of divination
  • Marking time
  • Cycles of time
  • Models and maps
  • Systems of relationships
  • Figures on the threshold
  • Epilogue.

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