Huylebrouck Africa and Mathematics
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-030-04037-6
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
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From Colonial Findings Back to the Ishango Rods
E-Book, Englisch, 229 Seiten
Reihe: Mathematics, Culture, and the Arts
ISBN: 978-3-030-04037-6
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
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Foreword.- Introduction.- Part I: Mathematics in the Heart of Africa.- 1. Rationale and Sources.- 2. Storytelling and Music.- 3. Creative Counting.- 4. Drawings.- 5. Reasoning Without Writing.- 6. Multiplication in the Yoruba and "Ethiopian" Way.- Part II: The Ishango Rod(s).- 7. The Ishango Site.- 8. Mathematical Carvings.- 9. Missing Link.- 10. Not Out of Africa.- 11. A Second Rod.- Part III: Epilogue.- 12. Museum Visit, Teaching, Research.- References.