1994
DOI: 10.1525/aeq.1994.25.4.04x0531k
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Mathematics Practice in Carpet Laying

Abstract: Building upon previous research concerning mathematics practice in everyday situations, this article studies the mathematical concepts and processes used in carpet laying. Mathematics practice in carpet laying is characterized through a discussion of the mathematics used by carpet layers in estimation and installation activities, in an effort to describe and detail how people actively give meaning to and use mathematics in the midst of ongoing activities in relevant settings.

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“…Ethnomathematics began in the 1980s as "the study of mathematical ideas of non-literate people" (Ascher & Ascher, 1986) but soon broadened to the mathematical practices of specific groups, whether they be carpenters (Masingila, 1994) or cardiovascular surgeons (Shockey, 2002). The mathematics used and developed by Western mathematicians is one kind of ethnomathematics (Borba, 1990), although academic mathematics has sociological implications that other kinds of mathematics do not have (Knijnik, Wanderer, & Oliveira, 2005).…”
Section: Ethnomathematicsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Ethnomathematics began in the 1980s as "the study of mathematical ideas of non-literate people" (Ascher & Ascher, 1986) but soon broadened to the mathematical practices of specific groups, whether they be carpenters (Masingila, 1994) or cardiovascular surgeons (Shockey, 2002). The mathematics used and developed by Western mathematicians is one kind of ethnomathematics (Borba, 1990), although academic mathematics has sociological implications that other kinds of mathematics do not have (Knijnik, Wanderer, & Oliveira, 2005).…”
Section: Ethnomathematicsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Hoyles, Wolf, Molyneux-Hodgson & Kent 2002;Massingila, 1994;Millroy, 1992;Smith, 1999;Wake, 2014). Sammantaget har behovet av matematiska kompetenser undersökts för relativt många yrken.…”
Section: Vad Behövs Det För Matematikkunskaper I Yrkeslivet?unclassified
“…(2002), Massingila (1994), Millroy (1992), Smith (1999) och Wake (2014). I tabellen har de matematiska kompetenserna sorterats i relation till de matematiska förmågor som beskrivs i gymnasieskolans ämnesplan för matematik.…”
Section: Vad Behövs Det För Matematikkunskaper I Yrkeslivet?unclassified
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