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Ethnomathematics
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Ethnomathematics Digital Library (EDL) 
 A collection of annotated links to websites related to ethnomathematics, "the study of the mathematical practices of specific cultural groups in the course of dealing with their environmental problems and activities." Searchable, and browsable by subject, geographic area, or cultural group. From Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL), a nonprofit education organization. Note: not recently updated, but enough working links to make this a useful site. http://www.ethnomath.org/ Topics: Mathematics Last updated Oct 8, 2007 Mathematical Patterns in African American Hairstyles
This article discusses the "geometrical designs and patterns commonly used in hair braiding and weaving in African-American communities." It focuses mainly on the tessellations ("a filling up of a two-dimensional space by congruent copies of a figure that do not overlap") in hair braiding styles. Includes images and related reading. From a mathematics professor. http://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/special/gilmer-gloria_HAIRSTYLES.html Topics: Art, Arts and Humanities, Mathematics Last updated Jun 1, 2005 |
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