Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Early Concepts of Number and Counting. |
| Authors: |
Box, Katherine kboxy@hotmail.com, Scott, Paul mail@paulscott.info |
| Source: |
Australian Mathematics Teacher. Oct2004, Vol. 60 Issue 4, p2-6. 5p. 12 Diagrams. |
| Subject Terms: |
*Counting, Finger calculation, Number systems, Arithmetic, Mathematics |
| Abstract: |
Focuses on the different methods of counting. Concept of one-to-one correspondence that primitive man used to begin counting; Discussion on the use of fingers, tally sticks and knotted strings for counting; Illustration of the method of body counting used in Papua New Guinea and the Torres Straits Islands. INSET: Body counting. |
| Database: |
Education Research Complete |
