Africa Counts
Number and Pattern in African Culture
Zaslavsky, Claudia
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BOOK SUMMARY
This fascinating study of mathematical thinking among sub-Saharan African peoples covers counting in words and in gestures; measuring time, distance, weight, and other quantities; manipulating money and keeping accounts; number systems; patterns in music,
BOOK SYNOPSIS
This fascinating study of mathematical thinking among sub-Saharan African peoples covers counting in words and in gestures; measuring time, distance, weight, and other quantities; manipulating money and keeping accounts; number systems; patterns in music, poetry, art, and architecture; and number magic and taboos. African games such as mankala and elaborate versions of tic-tac-toe show how complex this thinking can be. An invaluable resource for students, teachers, and others interested in African cultures and multiculturalism, this third edition is updated with an introduction covering two decades of new research in the ethnomathematics of Africa.
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 1556523505
ISBN(13-digit): 9781556523502
Copyright: 1999
Dewey Decimal: 510
Library of Congress: 98049813
Book Publisher: Independent Pub Group
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 352
Paper Weight (lb): 1.1
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