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Native American Mathematics

Hardcover • 1986 • English

Native American Mathematics

By Michael P. Closs

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About the book

There is no question that native cultures in the New World exhibit many forms of mathematical development. This Native American mathematics can best be described by considering the nature of the concepts found in a variety of individual New World cultures. Unlike modern mathematics in which numbers and concepts are expressed in a universal mathematical notation, the numbers and concepts found in native cultures occur and are expressed in many distinctive ways. Native American Mathematics, edited...Show more

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ISBN

9780292711853

Publisher

University of Texas Press

Published year

1986

Language

English

Original title

Native American Mathematics

Format

Hardcover

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