Ethnomathematics
Ethnomathematics is the study of mathematics that considers the culture in which those mathematics arise. Ethnomathematicians typically take the view that any mathematics is an artefact of a particular culture. This study contributes to the understanding of cultures, but, reciprocally, to the understanding of mathematics.
Subjects which are studied in ethnomathematics include but are not limited to:
- Numeral systems
- Architecture
- Weaving
- Games of skill and chance, which fall under
- Probability
- Drawing and design (graph theory, set theory, Eulerian path)
See also
Further reading
Ethnomathematics: A Multicultural View of Mathematical Ideas by Marcia Ascher, ISBN 0412989417
External links
Categories: Mathematics and culture | Mathematics stubs | Ethnicity stubs