Marcia Ascher: 2 books
Ethnomathematics
A Multicultural View of Mathematical Ideas
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
In this truly one-of-a-kind book, Ascher introduces the mathematical ideas of people in traditional, or ""small-scale"", cultures often omitted from discussion of mathematics. Topics such as ""Numbers: Words and Symbols"", ""Tracing Graphs in the Sand"",...
Mathematics of the Incas
Code of the Quipu
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2013
The Incas of ancient Peru possessed no writing. Instead, they developed a unique system expressed on spatial arrays of colored knotted cords called quipus to record and transmit information throughout their vast empire. The present book is based on a firsthand study of actual quipus that survived...