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Author Nelson, David.

Title Multicultural mathematics / David Nelson, George Gheverghese Joseph, and Julian Williams
Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1993

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 W'PONDS  510.71 Nel/Mma  AVAILABLE
Description vii, 228 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Contents A rationale for a multicultural approach to mathematics / George Gheverghese Joseph -- Teaching mathematics from a multicultural standpoint ; Ten key areas of the curriculum / David Nelson -- Multiplication algorithms / George Gheverghese Joseph -- Simultaneous equations : a numerical approach / David Nelson -- Geometry and art / Julian Williams -- Statistics and inequality : a global perspective / Julian Williams and George Gheverghese Joseph
Summary The authors explore ways of helping students understand the universality of mathematics
Analysis Schools Curriculum Mathematics
Schools Curriculum Mathematics
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography: pages [207]-223
Subject Mathematics -- History.
Mathematics -- Study and teaching.
Multicultural education.
Author Joseph, George Gheverghese.
Williams, Julian.
LC no. 92017031
ISBN 0192822411 (paperback)