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Autore |
Setati Mamokgethi |
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Titolo |
African mathematics [[electronic resource] ] : from bones to computers / / Mamokgethi Setati, Abdul Karim Bangura |
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Lanham, MD, : University Press of America, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-92216-5 |
9786612922169 |
0-7618-5349-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (227 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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BanguraAbdul Karim <1953-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Ethnomathematics - Africa |
Mathematics, Ancient - Africa |
Mathematics - Africa - History |
Symbolism of numbers |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Chapter 01. General Introduction; Chapter 02. Beginnings: Mathematics of Bones; Chapter 03. Geometry South of the Sahara; Chapter 04. Numbers; Chapter 05. Beginnings of Written Mathematics: Egypt; Chapter 06. The Maghrebian Tradition; Chapter 07. Combinatorics and African Applications; Chapter 08. Vector Calculus and African Applications; Chapter 09. The Fourier Transform and African Applications; Chapter 10. Mathematical Tiling/Tessellation and African Applications; Chapter 11. Bifurcations and African Applications; Chapter 12. Fractals |
Chapter 13. African-centered Automated Generation of MetadataChapter 14. General Conclusion: Access to Mathematics versus Access to the Language of Power: Lessons from the Struggle in South African Multilingual Mathematics Classrooms; Bibliography |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This comprehensive text on African Mathematics addresses some of the problematic issues in the field, such as attitudes, curriculum development, educational change, academic achievement, standardized |
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and other tests, performance factors, student characteristics, cross-cultural differences and studies, literacy, native speakers, social class and differences, equal education, teaching methods, and more. |
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