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Count Like an Egyptian

Count Like an Egyptian Mathematics

Count Like an Egyptian

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The mathematics of ancient Egypt was fundamentally different from our math today. Contrary to what people might think, it wasn't a primitive forerunner of modern mathematics. In fact, it can't be understood using our current computational methods. Count Like an Egyptian provides a fun, hands-on introduction to the intuitive and often-surprising art of ancient Egyptian math. David Reimer guides you step-by-step through addition, subtraction, multiplication, and more. He even shows you how fractions and decimals may have been calculated--they technically didn't exist in the land of the pharaohs. You'll be counting like an Egyptian in no time, and along the way you'll learn firsthand how mathematics is an expression of the culture that uses it, and why there's more to math than rote memorization and bewildering abstraction.
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
237
Release Date:
2014-04-27
Publication Date:
2014-06-30
Publisher:
Princeton Univers. Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0691160120
ISBN13:
9780691160122
Weight:
794 g
Height:
222 cm
Width:
249 cm
Thickness:
30 cm
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