Peoples of antiquity have been actively doing and creating mathematics for thousands of years. Some people today think mathematics is nothing more than computation, doing long pages of problems, and getting the right answer. Mathematics is much more than this. It is an exciting human activity that affects alm9ost every aspect of our lives and involves much more than mere computation. The field of ethnomathematics is a new and interesting endeavor that allows mathematics to be explored in the context of culture.
Hmong textiles serve as beautiful examples of mathematics in our everyday world.
Looking at these textiles and their symmetry is just one small aspect of mathematics. Contact Staff Development at 2068 to register.