"And since geometry is the right foundation of all painting, I have decided to teach its rudiments and principles to all youngsters eager for art." - (Albrecht Durer, 1471-1528)
Ethnomathematics: This term relates to the study of the mathematical experiences of those from different countries, from different ethnic and social backgrounds, or of a gender different from yours. Mathematics is a universal subject, but the ways different groups learn it, or experience it, very considerably. In 1985, the International Study Group on Ethnomathematics (ISGEm) was created. This group actively promotes programs to improve conditions for mathematics study by groups not usually encouraged to work with mathematics or mathematical ideas.
What did Herkimer say when he was informed that he was wearing one red sock and one green sock?
Answer: "I have another pair at home just like this pair."
Herky wants to know:
If you offer your child $10 for passing a mathematics test, can you consider you have saved $10 if he fails the test?
If workers go on strike at the U.S. Mint, it is because they want to make fewer dollars?
ASSIGNMENT #79
Reading: Review Chapter 12, as necessary.
Exercises: Test 12A(Handout).
