How the Maya Mastered Mathematics.
Study the power of Maya mathematics, which was a positional, base-twenty system that lent itself easily to calculation and the expression of very large numbers. Learn about its use of the zero placeholder, and test your skills solving problems the way the Maya did.
| Format: | Video |
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| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English |
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[San Francisco, California, USA] :
The Great Courses,
2015.
Kanopy Streaming, 2018. |
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| Summary: | Study the power of Maya mathematics, which was a positional, base-twenty system that lent itself easily to calculation and the expression of very large numbers. Learn about its use of the zero placeholder, and test your skills solving problems the way the Maya did. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
| Playing Time: | 00:30:48 |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |