ethnomathematics

“The author has a talk up at TED. tags: ethnomathematics”

first weds. early, b/c tomorrow will be crazy busy.

“I learned about “ethnomathematics,” the study of how different cultures approach math, and about how math has been shaped by religion.”

Simon & Schuster: HERE’S LOOKING AT EUCLID

“The implementation of “ethnomathematics” can help teachers relate mathematics to their students’ “out of school” lives.”

Learning to Speak Math While Learning to Speak English

“Ethnomathematics: Exploring the Role of Mathematical Thought in Traditional and Indigenous Societies was created by Amy Shell-Gellasch as part of the History of Mathematics SIGMAA's sessions on ethnomathematics at the 2008 Joint Mathematics Meetings.”

MAA Column - Devlin's Angle by Keith Devlin

“Today's press release from the publisher outlines the inward reflections of the author and what made a man so intent on radicalizing others with what Alinsky called the three C's - conflict, corruption, and [dis] content (many say Saul wasn't a very good speller due to his overactive right brain learning, but his love of ethnomathematics and finger counting always ensured his arithmetic was correct up to the number twenty) - eventually end up moving from crazy Chicago to a hidden mansion in tranquil Carmel by the sea.”

The Minority Report -