From the African sona Tradition to New Types of Designs and Matrices

Paulus Gerdes

A chapter in Mathematical Modeling, Simulation, Visualization and e-Learning, 2008, pp 323-342 from Springer

Abstract: From the earliest times onwards humans in Africa have created and developed mathematical ideas. For an annotated bibliography of mathematics in African history and cultures, see Gerdes and Djebbar (2004, 2007).

Keywords: Mathematical Idea; Slave Trade; Cycle Structure; Mirror Curve; Cycle Matrice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-74339-2_20

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