Awakening of geometrical thought in early culture
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What is the origin of mathematics? Where did symbols and terms used by Bronze Age scribes come from? Gerdes finds the answer in human work--the activity of making tools, objects, and utensils--and the subsequent dynamic evolution to abstract concepts. He traces geometrical thinking in early history and also finds it in indigenous peoples-social activities that have survived colonization.
In his foreword, Dirk Struik sees Gerdes's work as having wide application in improving school instruction in mathematics. --Publisher's summary.
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1 online resource (xvi, 184 pages: illustrations)
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Gerdes, Paulus.
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Gerdes, Paulus. (2003). Awakening of geometrical thought in early culture. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/149158.
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