Count Like an Egyptian : : A Hands-on Introduction to Ancient Mathematics /

Count Like an Egyptian : : A Hands-on Introduction to Ancient Mathematics / / David Reimer.

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, han...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
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Reimer, David,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014]
©2014
Year of Publication:2014
Edition:Course Book
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (256 p.) :; 301 color illus.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Computation Tables
  • 1. Numbers
  • 2. Fractions
  • 3. Operations
  • 4. Simplification
  • 5. Techniques and Strategies
  • 6. Miscellany
  • 7. Base-Based Mathematics
  • 8. Judgment Day
  • Practice Solutions
  • Index

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