String Figures as Mathematics? An Anthropological Approach to String Figure-making in Oral Tradition Societies /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Vandendriessche, Eric (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Σειρά: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, 36
• Θέματα: Mathematics.; Philosophy and science.; History.; History of Mathematical Sciences.; Philosophy of Science.

This book addresses the mathematical rationality contained in the making of string figures. It does so by using interdisciplinary methods borrowed from anthropology, mathematics, history and philosophy of mathematics. The practice of string figure-making has long been carried out in many societies,...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• PART I: HOW TO STUDY STRING FIGURE-MAKING
• Chapter 1: String Figures and Ethnography
• Chapter 2: A Conceptualization of String Figure-Making
• PART II: MATHEMATICS AND STRING FIGURES
• Chapter 3: W.W. Rouse Ball’s Mathematical Approach to String Figures
• Chapter 4: Thomas Storer and the Concept of Heart-Sequence
• PART III: ANALYSING STRING FIGURE ALGORITHMS
• Chapter 5: Heart-Sequences and "Look-alike" String Figures
• Chapter 6: Understanding Transformations
• PART IV: STRING FIGURES IN THE FIELD
• Chapter 7: Cultural and Cognitive Aspects of String Figure-Making in Two Different Societies
• Chapter 8: Comparison of the Trobriander and Guarani-Nandeva String Figure Corpora
• Chapter 9: Conclusion
• References
• Annexes.