origins of mathematics by rachel cortez 8/30/2011
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How did counting emerge? Need based; Cardinal need “How much do I have?”; Ordinal need – “Dominance hierarch” “Who goes first?”;TRANSCRIPT
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Origins of Mathematics
By Rachel Cortez 8/30/2011
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Common Links to Numbers:
Numbers assign value;
Basis for communication;
Basis for trade;
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How did counting emerge?
Need based;
Cardinal need “How much do I have?”;
Ordinal need – “Dominance hierarch”
“Who goes first?”;
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Need for a record-keeping system Created by tribes who
Had fertile lands;Flourished along major rivers;
Strong centralized government Strong religious life;
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Tally System Tribes kept a system that fit their
needs Babylonians used clay tablets;
Paraguayan Tribe (18th Century) used a geometric approach;
The Dammara’s (19th century) traded sticks of tabacco for
cattle;The Inca’s used multi-colored cords or beads still used today by
Bolivian Herdsmen;
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Numbers and ReligionHindu’s worship of stars;
Pueblo Indians prepared 8 days for the Snake Dance;
Apache Indians prayed once every 4 days;
Potawatomi Tribe used the number 4 as a marker to light the chief’s pipe
to determine guilt or innocence
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Native Americans & MathematicsArtifacts indicate their way of life
but the method of constructed temples;
Geometric shapes fill art work;Patterns are unique to the region;“Mounds” were created for burial,
ceremonial or residential purposes
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ETOWAH INDIAN MOUND
Bartow County, Georgia
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The Great Serpent Mound Map
Southwest Ohio, about 1,330 feet long and 3 feet high
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The Great Serpent Mound
Adams County, Ohio, a few hours from Dayton
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Navajo Water Blanket
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INCA Wool Blanket
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