Count like an Egyptian
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 fracti…
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- Full title :Count like an Egyptian / David Reimer.
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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.
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- Publication Date:2014
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- Publisher(s):Princeton University Press
- Place of Publication:Princeton
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2014
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Includes index.
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- Description:1 online resource
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- ISBN:9781400851416, 1400851416
- oclc:ocn873805780
- LC Classification:QA22
- Dewey Decimal:513.2/11
Table of Contents
Numbers -- Fractions -- Operations -- Simplification -- Techniques and strategies -- Miscellany -- Base based mathematics -- Judgment day.
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