Geometry From Africa
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Geometry From Africa
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Author : Paulus Gerdes
language : en
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Release Date : 1999-12-31
Geometry From Africa written by Paulus Gerdes and has been published by American Mathematical Soc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-12-31 with Mathematics categories.
This book draws on geometric ideas from cultural activities from Sub-Saharan Africa and demonstrates how they may be explored to develop mathematical reasoning from school level through to university standard. Paulus Gerdes provides a thoroughly illustrated and researched exploration of mathematical ideas, motifs and patterns. Many important mathematical points are brought to the fore, not via the formal ``theorem-proof'' method, but in a more schematic and diagrammatic manner. African artifacts, oral traditions, sand drawing and other forms of artwork with a geometric basis, all provide mathematical ideas for discussion in this unique book. Mathematicians and teachers of mathematics at all levels will be fascinated, as will anybody with an interest in African cultures.
Women Culture And Geometry In Southern Africa
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Author : Paulus Gerdes
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2013
Women Culture And Geometry In Southern Africa written by Paulus Gerdes and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Art categories.
New edition of award winning book "Women and Geometry in Southern Africa: Suggestions for Further Research", published by the "Universidade Pedagógica" (Mozambique) in 1995. The original book contains chapters on geometrical ideas embedded in basket weaving, bead work, wall decoration, tattooing, and ceramics. The expanded edition includes a foreword by Sibusiso Moyo (Secretary of the African Mathematical Union Commission on Women in Mathematics in Africa, and Research Director of the Durban University of Technology, South Africa), afterwords by Ubiratan D'Ambrosio (Brazil) and Jens Hoyrup (Denmark), and the papers "Makwe colour inversion, symmetry and patterns" (Northeastern Mozambique) and "Symmetries on mats woven by Yombe women from the area along the Lower Congo." The book contains also a chapter written by Salimo Saide on the geometry of pottery decoration among Yao women (Nyassa Province, Mozambique). (2013, 276 pp.)
Sona Geometry From Angola
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Author : Paulus Gerdes
language : en
Publisher: Polimetrica s.a.s.
Release Date : 2006
Sona Geometry From Angola written by Paulus Gerdes and has been published by Polimetrica s.a.s. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Mathematics categories.
"This volume provides readers with a glimpse into Paulus Gerdes's seminal work on the mathematics of an African tradition - 'sona' geometry, a drawing and narrative tradition from Angola with embedded mathematical ideas. The work represented in this book contributes significantly to efforts by other African mathematicians and mathematics educators to recuperate and valorize mathematical ideas and reasoning that reside in African material culture and cultural practices [...]. Moreover, Gerdes is a prolific contributor of work that reinforces a growing literature available in English of a dynamic research program in ethnomathematics. Uncoveirng the mathematical ideas embedded in a Cokwe cultural practice and providing access to the richness of these ideas are part of the concerns of ethnomathematics. As an ethnomathematician, Gerdes is not a neutral researcher but rather a public intellectual committed to finding ways not only to understand the mathematics of the Cokwe 'sona' tradition but also to raise important questions such as [...] when he observes that the profoundness of the mathematical ideas expressed in the 'sona' 'had started to build up.' With this, his reader is then prompted to ask questions: What happened to the building up of the 'sona' tradition and its mathematical ideas? Why was this development arrested? Answering these questions along with enjoying the beautiful presentation of the mathematics of the 'sona' tradition are the gifts that readers will receive from this wonderful volume"--Arthur B. Powell, p. [4] of cover.
Women Art And Geometry In Southern Africa
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Author : Paulus Gerdes
language : en
Publisher: Africa Research and Publications
Release Date : 1998
Women Art And Geometry In Southern Africa written by Paulus Gerdes and has been published by Africa Research and Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Decoration and ornament categories.
The main objective of the book is to call attention to some mathematical ideas incorporated in the patterns invented by women in Southern Africa. An appreciation of these mathematical traditions may lead to their preservation, revival and development. Use of female art traditional forms has implications in the field of mathematics education.
Geometry In Everyday Life
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Author : Karen Morrison
language : en
Publisher: Heinemann
Release Date : 2000
Geometry In Everyday Life written by Karen Morrison and has been published by Heinemann this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Focusing on geometry, this is one of a series exploring issues of interest to children in Africa, and designed to introduce students to reading non-fiction for pleasure and information.
Geometry From Africa
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Author : Paulus Gerdes
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1999-09-30
Geometry From Africa written by Paulus Gerdes and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-09-30 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
This book draws on geometric ideas from cultural activities from Subsaharan Africa to develop mathematical reasoning.
History Of Mathematics In Africa 1986 1999
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Author : Paulus Gerdes
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2011
History Of Mathematics In Africa 1986 1999 written by Paulus Gerdes and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Mathematics categories.
Drawings From Angola
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Author : Paulus Gerdes
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2007
Drawings From Angola written by Paulus Gerdes and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
For children from age 8 to 14. "Drawings from Angola" present an introduction to an African story telling tradition. The tales are illustrated with marvelous drawings made in the sand. The book conveys the stories of the stork and the leopard, the hunter and the dog, the rooster and the fox, and others. It explains how to execute the drawings. The reader is invited to draw tortoises, antelopes, lions, and other animals. The activities proposed throughout the book invite the reader to experiment and to explore the 'rhythm' and symmetry of the illustrations. Surprising results will be playfully obtained, such as in arithmetic, a way to calculate quickly the sum of a sequence of odd numbers. Children will live the beautiful mathematics of the Angolan sanddrawings. Answers to the activities are provided. The book can be used both in classrooms and at home.
On The Production Of Mathematical Knowledge In Central And Southern Africa
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Author : Paulus Gerdes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
On The Production Of Mathematical Knowledge In Central And Southern Africa written by Paulus Gerdes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Design categories.
Geometrical Recreations Of Africa
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Author : Paulus Gerdes
language : en
Publisher: Editions L'Harmattan
Release Date : 1997
Geometrical Recreations Of Africa written by Paulus Gerdes and has been published by Editions L'Harmattan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Art, Chokwe categories.
Présentation de problèmes, divertissements ou jeux géométriques qui s'inspirent des dessins traditionnels appelés (lu)sona des Tchokwe du nord-est de l'Angola. Ces dessins sont des patrons faits de lignes qui obéissent à des algorithmes géométriques.