Author : Paulus Gerdes
Publisher : Africa Research and Publications
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 35,91 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Decoration and ornament
ISBN :
The main objective of the book is to call attention to some mathematical ideas incorporated in the patterns invented by women in Southern Africa. An appreciation of these mathematical traditions may lead to their preservation, revival and development. Use of female art traditional forms has implications in the field of mathematics education.
Author : Paulus Gerdes
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 47,41 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Art
ISBN : 1304105601
New edition of award winning book "Women and Geometry in Southern Africa: Suggestions for Further Research", published by the "Universidade Pedagógica" (Mozambique) in 1995. The original book contains chapters on geometrical ideas embedded in basket weaving, bead work, wall decoration, tattooing, and ceramics. The expanded edition includes a foreword by Sibusiso Moyo (Secretary of the African Mathematical Union Commission on Women in Mathematics in Africa, and Research Director of the Durban University of Technology, South Africa), afterwords by Ubiratan D'Ambrosio (Brazil) and Jens Hoyrup (Denmark), and the papers "Makwe colour inversion, symmetry and patterns" (Northeastern Mozambique) and "Symmetries on mats woven by Yombe women from the area along the Lower Congo." The book contains also a chapter written by Salimo Saide on the geometry of pottery decoration among Yao women (Nyassa Province, Mozambique). (2013, 276 pp.)
Author : Paulus Gerdes
Publisher :
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 48,74 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Design
ISBN :
Author : Paulus Gerdes
Publisher :
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 36,17 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Africa, Southern
ISBN :
Author : Paulus Gerdes
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 46,62 MB
Release : 1999-09-30
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780883857151
This book draws on geometric ideas from cultural activities from Subsaharan Africa to develop mathematical reasoning.
Author : Kathleen Sheldon
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 28,28 MB
Release : 2016-03-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1442262931
African women’s history is a vast topic that embraces a wide variety of societies in over 50 countries with different geographies, social customs, religions, and historical situations. Africa is a predominantly agricultural continent, and a major factor in African agriculture is the central role of women as farmers. It is estimated that between 65 and 80 percent of African women are engaged in cultivating food for their families, and in the past that percentage was likely even higher. Thus, one common thread across much of the continent is women’s daily work in their family plot. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Women in Sub-Saharan Africa contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on individual African women in history, politics, religion, and the arts; on important events, organizations, and publications; and on topics important to women in general (marriage, fertility, employment) and to African women in particular (market women, child marriage, queen mothers). This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Women in Africa.
Author : Paulus Gerdes
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 13,14 MB
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0557382904
In the book "Otthava: Making Baskets and Doing Geometry in the Makhuwa Culture in the Northeast of Mozambique" I reflect on practices in the Makhuwa culture, which provide evidence of the geometric considerations operating in basket weaving, and are suitable and appropriate for mathematical and educational exploration. A proper scientific understanding of this knowledge, and the educational value of these manifestations may lead to a better appreciation of the Makhuwa culture. The practices I present in this book belong to the cultural sphere of 'otthava' - weaving, plaiting, interweaving, interlacing, braiding - that is, to basket- and mat- weaving. The topics which are analysed are the making of funnels, hats, fish traps, containers, trays, dance rattles, purses, decorated braids, baskets and handbags, knots and circular mats (292 pp.) Colour versions of the photographs in the book are published in a separate supplement.
Author : Cynthia Nicol
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 40,67 MB
Release :
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ISBN : 3031606809
Author : Marcelo C. Borba
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 32,25 MB
Release : 2023-06-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 3031312937
This edited volume is written in memoriam of Professor Emeritus Ubiratan D’Ambrosio (1932 – 2021), who was a well-known Brazilian mathematics educator and historian of mathematics. This book explores the diverse facets of D’Ambrosio’s work as well as his legacy and the later adaptation of his ideas around the globe. It starts with a preface written by his son, Alexandre D' Ambrosio, who shares his personal experiences growing up with this father and his love for discovery. The book is then divided into four sections: Past and Future: Ubi’s Way of Seeing Education in the Present Roots of Ethnomathematics Ethnomathematics in Action Trends in Ethnomathematics It features diverse points of view and experiences that explore mathematics and culture from researchers in the Americas, Africa, Europe and South Asia. Chapters range from personal explorations of D’Ambrosio’s impact to broader views of his research and work. This book forms part of the growing understanding of Ubiratan D’Ambrosio’s life, research, and the legacy he has left for millions of researchers, students and teachers worldwide. This book is appealing to anyone involved in mathematics education research as well as those interested in the history and future of mathematics education.
Author : D. A. Masolo
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 38,84 MB
Release : 2010-07-16
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0253004527
Revisiting African philosophy's classic questions, D. A. Masolo advances understandings of what it means to be human -- whether of African or other origin. Masolo reframes indigenous knowledge as diversity: How are we to understand the place and structure of consciousness? How does the everyday color the world we know? Where are the boundaries between self and other, universal and particular, and individual and community? From here, he takes a dramatic turn toward Africa's current political situation and considers why individual rights and freedoms have not been recognized, respected, demanded, or enforced. Masolo offers solutions for containing socially destructive conduct and antisocial tendencies by engaging community. His unique thinking about community and the role of the individual extends African philosophy in new, global directions.
