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Book Synopsis
This is an introduction to fractal geometry, its expressions in African cultures, and an exploration of the implications of these findings for cultural theory, maths education and African development. It examines the political and social implications of the existence of African fractal geometry.

Table of Contents
Contents

Acknowledgements

Part I
1 Introduction to fractal geometry
2 Fractals in African settlement architecture
3 Fractals in cross-cultural comparison
4 Intention and invention in design

Part II
5 Geometric algorithms
6 Scaling
7 Numeric systems
8 Recursion
9 Infinity
10 Complexity

Part III
11 Theoretical frameworks in cultural studies of knowledge
12 The politics of African fractals
13 Fractals in the European history of mathematics
14 Futures of African fractals

Appendix
Notes
References
Index

African Fractals Modern Computing and Indigenous

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 3/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780813526140, 978-0813526140
      ISBN10: 0813526140

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This is an introduction to fractal geometry, its expressions in African cultures, and an exploration of the implications of these findings for cultural theory, maths education and African development. It examines the political and social implications of the existence of African fractal geometry.

      Table of Contents
      Contents

      Acknowledgements

      Part I
      1 Introduction to fractal geometry
      2 Fractals in African settlement architecture
      3 Fractals in cross-cultural comparison
      4 Intention and invention in design

      Part II
      5 Geometric algorithms
      6 Scaling
      7 Numeric systems
      8 Recursion
      9 Infinity
      10 Complexity

      Part III
      11 Theoretical frameworks in cultural studies of knowledge
      12 The politics of African fractals
      13 Fractals in the European history of mathematics
      14 Futures of African fractals

      Appendix
      Notes
      References
      Index

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