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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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Claudia Zaslavsky is a mathematics teacher and the author of Multicultural Mathematics, The Multicultural Math Classroom, Math Games and Activities from Around the World, and other books. She lives in New York City.
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This is one of the best books in African Studies.,
By The African Institution (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Africa Counts: Number and Pattern in African Cultures (Paperback)
Zaslavsky's "Africa Counts" will continue to be widely cherished for many years to come. Anyone haboring the old notion that Africans played no part in shaping world civlilization who is not changed by what appears in this book can only be someone with extraordinary racist tendencies. Zaslavky's book is effulgent because it demystifies mathematics without sacrificing details.
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This is one of the best books in African Studies.,
By The African Institution - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Africa Counts: Number and Pattern in African Cultures (Paperback)
Zaslavsky's "Africa Counts" will continue to be widely cherished for many years to come. Anyone haboring the old notion that Africans played no part in shaping world civlilization who is not changed by what appears in this book can only be someone with extraordinary racist tendencies. Zaslavky's book is effulgent because it demystifies mathematics without sacrificing details.
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Etnomathematics,
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This review is from: Africa Counts: Number and Pattern in African Cultures (Paperback)
This book is very interesting and presents some aspects very important to understand the development of Mathematics in Africa continents.
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A Truly Profound Book!,
By Cush the First "Cush, the First People" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Africa Counts: Number and Pattern in African Cultures (Paperback)
I have this book in my library and it's the most requested by my friends to borrow. We find that the history of math started in Africa by indigenous Africans.Claudia Zaslavsky, an educator who advanced the study of the links between mathematics and world cultures, died on Friday, January 13, 2006. Being a woman of European descent didn't stop her from teaching the truth and not allowing personal gain to cloud her judgement. We should honor this woman and the work that she did for the study of indigenous African history. |
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