TY - JOUR
T1 - Evidence from the Pacific
T2 - A fascinating journey to rewrite the history of number
AU - Owens, Kay
N1 - Includes bibliographical references.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - A new history of number should be told in Australian schools. This history evolved from combining linguistic archaeology and mathematical systems. The longevity of the mathematical systems, their relevance to people’s lives, their innovations, and sharing due to relationship building provide a fascinating history of the use of number by the multiple cultures of our region. We will look at large numbers in different systems at least 2 000 to 10 000 years old.
AB - A new history of number should be told in Australian schools. This history evolved from combining linguistic archaeology and mathematical systems. The longevity of the mathematical systems, their relevance to people’s lives, their innovations, and sharing due to relationship building provide a fascinating history of the use of number by the multiple cultures of our region. We will look at large numbers in different systems at least 2 000 to 10 000 years old.
KW - History of number
KW - Papua New Guinea counting systems
M3 - Article
SN - 0156-7799
VL - 42
SP - 46
EP - 52
JO - Reflections: journal of the Mathematical Association of New South Wales
JF - Reflections: journal of the Mathematical Association of New South Wales
IS - 4
ER -
