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ethnomathematics

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  • noun The study of the interrelationship between mathematics and culture.

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Examples

  • The author has a talk up at TED. tags: ethnomathematics

    first weds. early, b/c tomorrow will be crazy busy. pam_noles_blog 2009

  • I learned about “ethnomathematics,” the study of how different cultures approach math, and about how math has been shaped by religion.

    HERE’S LOOKING AT EUCLID Alex Bellos 2010

  • I learned about “ethnomathematics,” the study of how different cultures approach math, and about how math has been shaped by religion.

    HERE’S LOOKING AT EUCLID Alex Bellos 2010

  • I learned about “ethnomathematics,” the study of how different cultures approach math, and about how math has been shaped by religion.

    HERE’S LOOKING AT EUCLID Alex Bellos 2010

  • The implementation of “ethnomathematics” can help teachers relate mathematics to their students’ “out of school” lives.

    Learning to Speak Math While Learning to Speak English Darren Kuropatwa 2009

  • The implementation of “ethnomathematics” can help teachers relate mathematics to their students’ “out of school” lives.

    Archive 2009-09-01 Darren Kuropatwa 2009

  • Ethnomathematics: Exploring the Role of Mathematical Thought in Traditional and Indigenous Societies was created by Amy Shell-Gellasch as part of the History of Mathematics SIGMAA's sessions on ethnomathematics at the 2008 Joint Mathematics Meetings.

    MAA Column - Devlin's Angle by Keith Devlin 2009

  • Ethnomathematics: Exploring the Role of Mathematical Thought in Traditional and Indigenous Societies was created by Amy Shell-Gellasch as part of the History of Mathematics SIGMAA's sessions on ethnomathematics at the 2008 Joint Mathematics Meetings.

    MAA Column - Devlin's Angle by Keith Devlin 2009

  • Ethnomathematics: Exploring the Role of Mathematical Thought in Traditional and Indigenous Societies was created by Amy Shell-Gellasch as part of the History of Mathematics SIGMAA's sessions on ethnomathematics at the 2008 Joint Mathematics Meetings.

    MAA Column - Devlin's Angle by Keith Devlin 2009

  • Ethnomathematics: Exploring the Role of Mathematical Thought in Traditional and Indigenous Societies was created by Amy Shell-Gellasch as part of the History of Mathematics SIGMAA's sessions on ethnomathematics at the 2008 Joint Mathematics Meetings.

    MAA Column - Devlin's Angle by Keith Devlin 2009

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