{"product_id":"mathematics-of-the-incas-code-of-the-quipu","title":"Mathematics of the Incas: Code of the Quipu","description":"The Incas of ancient Peru possessed no writing. Instead, they developed a unique system expressed on spatial arrays of colored knotted cords called quipus to record and transmit information throughout their vast empire. The present book is based on a firsthand study of actual quipus that survived the destruction of the Inca civilization. Written by a mathematician and an anthropologist, this book acquaints the reader with the cultural context of the quipus, the problem of interpreting artifacts from another culture, and the place of the quipu-maker in Inca culture. Although no previous mathematical knowledge is assumed, the reader is introduced to the mathematical ideas embedded in the quipus and learns how to make a quipu.\nEnhanced with over 125 illustrations, this unusual and thought-provoking study will interest mathematicians, historians, anthropologists, archeologists, and students of folk art with its unique perspective on the way in which pieces of colored string serve to embody a rich, logical, numerical tradition and are, ultimately, a metaphor for the civilization that created them. Preface. Exercises and answers within chapters.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0486295540\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: LFV.0486295540.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Ascher, Marcia|Ascher, Robert\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book is in very good condition.  Clean with little to no signs of wear or markings highlights.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Books for Life","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46741120155845,"sku":"LFV.0486295540.VG","price":17.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/2914\/4773\/files\/0486295540-0.jpg?v=1786814568","url":"https:\/\/www.booksforlife.store\/products\/mathematics-of-the-incas-code-of-the-quipu","provider":"Books for Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}