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. Reimer takes you on a lively…
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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. Reimer takes you on a lively and entertaining tour of the ancient Egyptian world, providing rich historical details and amusing anecdotes as he presents a host of mathematical problems drawn from different eras of the Egyptian past. Each of these problems is like a tantalizing puzzle, often with a beautiful and elegant solution. As you solve them, you'll be immersed in many facets of Egyptian life, from hieroglyphs and pyramid building to agriculture, religion, and even bread baking and beer brewing.--From publisher description.
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- Publication Date:2014
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Princeton University Press
- Place of Publication:Princeton
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2014
Notes
Includes index.
The Physical Object
- Description:xiii, 233 pages : : color illustrations ; : 24 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780691160122, 0691160120, 1400851416, 9781400851416
- oclc:ocn858081046
- 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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