Ethnomathematics
From Library of Congress Subject Headings
Ethnomathematics
- Here are entered works on the mathematical systems of traditional peoples. Works on the mathematics systems of specific ethnic groups are entered under the name of the group with the subdivision [Mathematics,] e.g. [Aboriginal Australians--Mathematics; Indians of North America--Mathematics.]
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85082181
- info:lc/authorities/sh85082181
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85082181#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- Indigenous peoples--Mathematics
- Mathematics, Primitive
Broader Terms
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Earlier Established Forms
- Mathematics, Primitive
Sources
- found: Work cat.: Ascher, M. Ethnomathematics : a multicultural view of mathematical ideas, 1991.
- notfound: Anthro. glossary;Dict. of sci. and tech. terms;Encyc. of math.;Kurian. Gloss. of the third world
General Notes
- Here are entered works on the mathematical systems of traditional peoples. Works on the mathematics systems of specific ethnic groups are entered under the name of the group with the subdivision [Mathematics,] e.g. [Aboriginal Australians--Mathematics; Indians of North America--Mathematics.]
Change Notes
- 2003-06-09: new
- 2003-07-31: revised
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