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Africa and Mathematics

Author : Dirk Huylebrouck
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030040372
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Africa and Mathematics written by Dirk Huylebrouck and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-03-30 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume on ethnomathematics in Central Africa fills a gap in the current literature, focusing on a region rarely explored by other publications. It highlights the discovery of the Ishango rod, which was found to be the oldest mathematical tool in humanity's history, thereby shifting the origin of mathematics to the heart of Africa, and explores the different scientific hypotheses that emerged as a result. While it contains some high-level mathematics, the non-mathematical reader can easily skip these portions and enjoy the book’s survey of African history, culture, and art.

African Mathematics

Author : Abdul Karim Bangura
Publisher : University Press of America
ISBN 13 : 0761853480
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (618 download)

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Download or read book African Mathematics written by Abdul Karim Bangura and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2012 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first comprehensive text on African Mathematics that can be used to address some of the problematic issues in this area. These issues include attitudes, curriculum development, educational change, academic achievement, standardized and other tests, performance factors, student characteristics, cross-cultural differences and studies, literacy, native speakers, social class and differences, equal education, teaching methods, knowledge level, educational guidelines and policies, transitional schools, comparative education, other subjects such as physics and social studies, surveys, talent, educational research, teacher education and qualifications, academic standards, teacher effectiveness, lesson plans and modules, teacher characteristics, instructional materials, program effectiveness, program evaluation, African culture, African history, Black studies, class activities, educational games, number systems, cognitive ability, foreign influence, and fundamental concepts. What unifies the chapters in this book can appear rather banal, but many mathematical insights are so obvious and so fundamental that they are difficult to absorb, appreciate, and express with fresh clarity. Some of the more basic insights are isolated by accounts of investigators who have earned their contemporaries' respect. Winner of the 2012 Cecil B. Currey Book Award.

What Mathematics from Africa?

Author : Giandomenico Sica
Publisher : Polimetrica s.a.s.
ISBN 13 : 8876990232
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (769 download)

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Book Synopsis What Mathematics from Africa? by : Giandomenico Sica

Download or read book What Mathematics from Africa? written by Giandomenico Sica and published by Polimetrica s.a.s.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

History of Mathematics in Africa: 1986-1999

Author : Paulus Gerdes
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 110511807X
Total Pages : 481 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (51 download)

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Book Synopsis History of Mathematics in Africa: 1986-1999 by : Paulus Gerdes

Download or read book History of Mathematics in Africa: 1986-1999 written by Paulus Gerdes and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Mathematics Success and Failure Among African-American Youth

Author : Danny Bernard Martin
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135676224
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (356 download)

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Download or read book Mathematics Success and Failure Among African-American Youth written by Danny Bernard Martin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2000 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brings together theory & methods from cultural & cog. perspectives to examine forces contributing to why a dispropriate no. of African-Amer. students don't reach their potential in math & are then underrepresented in professions requiring math skills.

Mathematics in African History and Cultures

Author : Paulus Gerdes
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1430315377
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Mathematics in African History and Cultures written by Paulus Gerdes and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume constitutes an updated version of the bibliography published in 2004 by the African Mathematical Union. The African Studies Association attributed the original edition a 'ÂÂspecial mention'ÂÂ in the 2006 Conover-Porter Award competition. The book contains over 1600 bibliographic entries. The appendices contain additional bibliographic information on (1) mathematicians of the Diaspora, (2) publications by Africans on the history of mathematics outside Africa, (3) time-reckoning and astronomy in African history and cultures, (4) string figures in Africa, (5) examples of books published by African mathematicians, (6) board games in Africa, (7) research inspired by geometric aspects of the 'ÂÂsona'ÂÂ tradition. The book concludes with several indices (subject, country, region, author, ethnographic and linguistic, journal, mathematicians). Professor Jan Persens of the University of the Western Cape (South Africa) and president of the African Mathematical Union (2000-2004) wrote the preface.

The Art of More

Author : Michael Brooks
Publisher : Pantheon
ISBN 13 : 1524749001
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (247 download)

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Download or read book The Art of More written by Michael Brooks and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 2022-01-18 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illuminating, millennia-spanning history of the impact mathematics has had on the world, and the fascinating people who have mastered its inherent power Counting is not innate to our nature, and without education humans can rarely count past three — beyond that, it’s just “more.” But once harnessed by our ancestors, the power of numbers allowed humanity to flourish in ways that continue to lead to discoveries and enrich our lives today. Ancient tax collectors used basic numeracy to fuel the growth of early civilization, navigators used clever geometrical tricks to engage in trade and connect people across vast distances, astronomers used logarithms to unlock the secrets of the heavens, and their descendants put them to use to land us on the moon. In every case, mathematics has proved to be a greatly underappreciated engine of human progress. In this captivating, sweeping history, Michael Brooks acts as our guide through the ages. He makes the case that mathematics was one of the foundational innovations that catapulted humanity from a nomadic existence to civilization, and that it has since then been instrumental in every great leap of humankind. Here are ancient Egyptian priests, Babylonian bureaucrats, medieval architects, dueling Swiss brothers, renaissance painters, and an eccentric professor who invented the infrastructure of the online world. Their stories clearly demonstrate that the invention of mathematics was every bit as important to the human species as was the discovery of fire. From first page to last, The Art of More brings mathematics back into the heart of what it means to be human.

African Americans in Mathematics

Author : Nathaniel Dean
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
ISBN 13 : 9780821870792
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book African Americans in Mathematics written by Nathaniel Dean and published by American Mathematical Soc.. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains contains research and expository papers by African-American mathematicians on issues related to their involvement in the mathematical sciences. Little is known, taught, or written about African-American mathematicians. Information is lacking on their past and present contributions and on the qualitive nature of their existence in and distribution throughout mathematics. This lack of information leads to a number of questions that have to date remainedunanswered. This volume provides details and pointers to help answer some of these questions.

African Doctorates in Mathematics

Author :
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1430318678
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book African Doctorates in Mathematics written by and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents a catalogue of over 2000 doctoral theses by Africans in all fields of mathematics, including applied mathematics, mathematics education and history of mathematics. The introduction contains information about distribution by country, institutions, period, and by gender, about mathematical density, and mobility of mathematicians. Several appendices are included (female doctorate holders, doctorates in mathematics education, doctorates awarded by African universities to non-Africans, doctoral theses by non-Africans about mathematics in Africa, activities of African mathematicians at the service of their communities). Paulus Gerdes compiled the information in his capacity of Chairman of the African Mathematical Union Commission for the History of Mathematics in Africa (AMUCHMA). The book contains a preface by Mohamed Hassan, President of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) and Executive Director of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS). (383 pp.)

Geometry from Africa

Author : Paulus Gerdes
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780883857151
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (571 download)

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Download or read book Geometry from Africa written by Paulus Gerdes and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1999-09-30 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book draws on geometric ideas from cultural activities from Subsaharan Africa to develop mathematical reasoning.

Beyond Eurocentrism

Author : Ediho Kengete Ta Koi Lokanga
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (726 download)

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Download or read book Beyond Eurocentrism written by Ediho Kengete Ta Koi Lokanga and published by . This book was released on 2020-09 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this remarkable work, Dr. Ediho Lokanga, the author of the bestselling book, Digital Physics: The Meaning of the Holographic Universe and Its Implications Beyond Theoretical Physics, presents a synopsis of mathematical activities in Africa over the last few centuries. Relying on several historical works and direct knowledge of various academic sources, combined with his mathematical background, the author draws a rich picture of mathematical activity in Africa, stressing the critical and fundamental contributions made by ancient Africans in the field of mathematics. Beyond Eurocentrism: The African Origins of Mathematics and Writing fills a gap in the current literature focusing on Africa, a continent rarely explored by scholars in academia.

African Fractals

Author : Ron Eglash
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780813526140
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (261 download)

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Download or read book African Fractals written by Ron Eglash and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fractals are characterized by the repetition of similar patterns at ever-diminishing scales. Fractal geometry has emerged as one of the most exciting frontiers on the border between mathematics and information technology and can be seen in many of the swirling patterns produced by computer graphics. It has become a new tool for modeling in biology, geology, and other natural sciences. Anthropologists have observed that the patterns produced in different cultures can be characterized by specific design themes. In Europe and America, we often see cities laid out in a grid pattern of straight streets and right-angle corners. In contrast, traditional African settlements tend to use fractal structures-circles of circles of circular dwellings, rectangular walls enclosing ever-smaller rectangles, and streets in which broad avenues branch down to tiny footpaths with striking geometric repetition. These indigenous fractals are not limited to architecture; their recursive patterns echo throughout many disparate African designs and knowledge systems. Drawing on interviews with African designers, artists, and scientists, Ron Eglash investigates fractals in African architecture, traditional hairstyling, textiles, sculpture, painting, carving, metalwork, religion, games, practical craft, quantitative techniques, and symbolic systems. He also examines the political and social implications of the existence of African fractal geometry. His book makes a unique contribution to the study of mathematics, African culture, anthropology, and computer simulations.

Mathematics and Science Achievement at South African Schools in TIMSS 2003

Author : Vijay Reddy
Publisher : HSRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780796921581
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (215 download)

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Download or read book Mathematics and Science Achievement at South African Schools in TIMSS 2003 written by Vijay Reddy and published by HSRC Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph reports on South Africa's performance in TIMMS 2003 relative to 50 other countries; describes the performance of different groups of learners in South Africa; and provides contextual information about teachers, schools and the curriculum. The report concludes with recommendations for strategic interventions to improve South African learners' performance in mathematics and science. The findings contained in this report offer valuable insights to academics, policymakers, curriculum-planners and teachers and those involved in the development of education in South Africa.

Mathematics Education in East Africa

Author : Anjum Halai
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9783319272573
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (725 download)

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Download or read book Mathematics Education in East Africa written by Anjum Halai and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-03-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Open Access book is a valuable resource for policymakers and practitioners as it brings insights mainly from developing countries where relatively less research activity takes place. It is also a valuable resource for courses in mathematics education in the teacher education colleges, and departments of education in the sub-Saharan Africa region. In the increasingly global and technological world mathematics is seen as a significant gatekeeper of opportunities for social and economic advancement and mobility. Hence, countries and development agencies in the broader sub-Saharan Africa region are looking towards increasing access to relevant and high-quality secondary education as a lever towards economic development. Policy makers and other key decision makers in education look towards improvement in mathematics teaching and learning as a key focus in education reform. In the East Africa region also a number of initiatives have been taken at the national level in the respective countries to improve the quality of mathematics education. This book provides an in-depth comparative analysis of the developments and issues in mathematics education in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda, and advances our understanding of the state of secondary mathematics education in East Africa.

Researching Mathematics Education in South Africa

Author : Renuka Vithal
Publisher : HSRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780796920478
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book Researching Mathematics Education in South Africa written by Renuka Vithal and published by HSRC Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reflecting on the theoretical and ideological work that has contributed to the growth of mathematics education research in South Africa, this study provides a historical analysis of forces that have changed and shaped mathematics curricula over the years. The themes researched and explored include radical pedagogy, progressive classroom practices, ethnomathematics, and South African mathematics education research within both its local and international contexts.

Africa Counts

Author : Claudia Zaslavsky
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1613741154
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (137 download)

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Download or read book Africa Counts written by Claudia Zaslavsky and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 1999-04-01 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Brilliance of Black Children in Mathematics

Author : Jacqueline Leonard
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1623960819
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (239 download)

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Download or read book The Brilliance of Black Children in Mathematics written by Jacqueline Leonard and published by IAP. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a critically important contribution to the work underway to transform schooling for students who have historically been denied access to a quality education, specifically African American children. The first section of the book provides some historical perspective critical to understanding the current state of education in the U.S., specifically for the education of African American children. The following sections include chapters on policy, learning, ethnomathematics, student identity, and teacher preparation as it relates to the mathematical education of Black children. Through offering “counternarratives” about mathematically successful Black youth, advocating for a curriculum that is grounded in African American culture and ways of thinking, providing shining examples of the brilliance of Blacks students, and promoting high expectations for all rather than situating students as the problem, the authors of this book provide powerful insights related to the teaching and learning of mathematics for African American students. As is made evident in this book, effective teaching involves much more than just engaging students in inquiry-based pedagogy (Kitchen, 2003). The chapters offered in this book demonstrate how mathematics instruction for African American students needs to take into account historical marginalization and present-day policies that do harm to Black students (Kunjufu, 2005). Empowering mathematics instruction for African American students needs to take into consideration and promote students’ cultural, spiritual, and historical identities. Furthermore, mathematics instruction for African American students should create opportunities for students to express themselves and the needs of their communities as a means to promote social justice both within their classrooms and communities.