Mathematics in Mizo Culture
Mathematics in Mizo Culture

Author: Dr Prateek Chaurasia

Publisher: Notion Press

Published: 2024-05-23

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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This book is more than a mere academic endeavor, it is a tribute to the resilience, creativity, and ingenuity of the Mizo tribe, whose mathematical traditions have endured through generations of change and adaptation. We hope that this work serves as a testament to the invaluable contributions of indigenous knowledge systems to the broader landscape of mathematics education and research. The book elucidates the mathematical intricacies of Mizo culture to spark curiosity, inspire inquiry, and foster a deeper appreciation for the mathematical heritage of indigenous peoples worldwide. Through our exploration of ethnomathematics, we hope to contribute to a more inclusive and culturally responsive approach to mathematics education.

Mathematics and Mizo Culture
Mathematics and Mizo Culture

Author: Dr Prateek Chaurasia

Publisher: Notion Press

Published: 2024-06-19

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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This book is more than a mere academic endeavor, it is a tribute to the resilience, creativity, and ingenuity of the Mizo tribe, whose mathematical traditions have endured through generations of change and adaptation. We hope that this work serves as a testament to the invaluable contributions of indigenous knowledge systems to the broader landscape of mathematics education and research. The book elucidates the mathematical intricacies of Mizo culture to spark curiosity, inspire inquiry, and foster a deeper appreciation for the mathematical heritage of indigenous peoples worldwide. Through our exploration of ethnomathematics, we hope to contribute to a more inclusive and culturally responsive approach to mathematics education.

Education and Society in a Changing Mizoram
Education and Society in a Changing Mizoram

Author: Lakshmi Bhatia

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 1136198067

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Located in the domain of cultural politics, the book with rich ethnographical data from Mizoram, a lesser known and understood state, brings the community, state and culture to centre-stage, along with family and stratification of the sociological discourse in education. The book argues for a re-look at school education in Mizoram, besides providing critical insights into the North East region as a whole. It also points to the dilemmas of development in that region and suggests possible ways out of the impasse. Marking a significant departure from conventional thinking on education as 'human capital' as reflected in North-East Vision: 2020, the book strongly advocates the need for critical pedagogies based on learning from conflict; inculcating the values of tolerance and compassion as a precursor to peace; reconceptualising `development, not merely as 'economic' but as indicator of national happiness and valuing lives equally besides respect for traditional institutions, thus marking a break from the much resented paternalism that underpins all state interventions in education. One of the first studies of its kind regarding experience and practice of education, the book makes an important contribution to the role that education can play to usher in peace and promote respect for differences.

Numbers
Numbers

Author: Robert Kiely

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2022-08-04

Total Pages: 381

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Numbers: A Cultural History provides students with a compelling interdisciplinary view of the development of mathematics and its relationship to world cultures over 4,500 years of human history. Mathematics is often referred to as a "universal language," and that is a fitting description. Many cultures have contributed to mathematics in fascinating ways, but despite its "universal" character, mathematics is also a human endeavor. It has played pivotal roles in societies at particular times; and it has influenced, and been influenced by, a wide range of ideas and institutions, from commerce to philosophy. Ancient Egyptian views of mathematics, for example, are tied closely to engineering and agriculture. Some European Renaissance views, on the other hand, relate the study of number to that of the natural world. Numbers, A Cultural History seeks to place the history of mathematics into a broad cultural context. While it treats mathematical material in detail, it also relates that material to other subject matter: science, philosophy, navigation, commerce, religion, art, and architecture. It examines how mathematical thinking grows in specific cultural settings and how it has shaped those settings in turn. It also explores the movement of ideas between cultures and the evolution of modern mathematics and the quantitative, data-driven world in which we live.

A Culture of Mathematics
A Culture of Mathematics

Author: Elise Kidwell Burch

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13:

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"A significant aspect of this work is the defense of multiple, independent schools of mathematical development. As such, the next three sections (first China, then India, and lastly Japan) will seek to defend such a position by the force of example."--Page 4.

Education and Society in a Changing Mizoram
Education and Society in a Changing Mizoram

Author: Lakshmi Bhatia

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 1136198059

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Located in the domain of cultural politics, the book with rich ethnographical data from Mizoram, a lesser known and understood state, brings the community, state and culture to centre-stage, along with family and stratification of the sociological discourse in education. The book argues for a re-look at school education in Mizoram, besides providing critical insights into the North East region as a whole. It also points to the dilemmas of development in that region and suggests possible ways out of the impasse. Marking a significant departure from conventional thinking on education as 'human capital' as reflected in North-East Vision: 2020, the book strongly advocates the need for critical pedagogies based on learning from conflict; inculcating the values of tolerance and compassion as a precursor to peace; reconceptualising `development, not merely as 'economic' but as indicator of national happiness and valuing lives equally besides respect for traditional institutions, thus marking a break from the much resented paternalism that underpins all state interventions in education. One of the first studies of its kind regarding experience and practice of education, the book makes an important contribution to the role that education can play to usher in peace and promote respect for differences.