Africa counts

This 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.

המשפט הראשון: Was there mathematics in Africa?

שנה

1979

שפה

English

הוצאה

Lawrence Hill Books

מהדורות

7

עמודים

336

ISBN

9781556520754

מקור הנתונים: Wikidata