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RECORD NUMBER: 14 OF 19| Main Title | Math of the Maya / | |||||||||||
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| Author | Swienciki, Lawrence W. | |||||||||||
| Publisher | Key Curriculum Press ; [Spectrum Educational Supplies, distributor], | |||||||||||
| Year Published | 0 | |||||||||||
| Stock Number | 203466 | |||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 613472102 | |||||||||||
| ISBN | 9781559533683; 1559533684 | |||||||||||
| Subjects | Multicultural education--Study and teaching--Posters ; Mathematics--History--Study and teaching--Posters ; Mathematics, Ancient--Study and teaching--Mexico--Posters ; Mayas--History--Study and teaching--Posters ; Mayas--Mathematics--Study and teaching--Posters ; Mexico--History--Study and teaching--Posters ; Mayas--Study and teaching ; Study skills | |||||||||||
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| Collation | 1 poster : color ; 62 x 93 cm. | |||||||||||
| Notes | "Copyright, Lawrence W. Swienciki, Ph. D., 1998"--Poster. Poster originally published by L.W. Swienciki, Educational Materials, Inc., Santa Fe, NM., Ã1998. Republished by Key Curriculum Press, 200-?. Republication information, including ISBN, from publisher website. Title from poster. |
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| Contents Notes | The poster's central panel is an illustration of a scene carved on limestone lintels at Yaxchilán, Chiapas, Mexico: "Shield Jaguar bears a torch for Queen Lady Xoc during her religious offerings." Columns on outer left and right show Mayan numerals for 1-20, plus sample tens, hundreds and thousands, along with Arabic numerals; the 20 named days for the Sacred Round of the Mayan calendar; names of the months; and a long count of days on the Palenque Palace stairs, East Court, Chiapas, Mexico. The text box at the bottom explains the Mayan numeral system and the Mayan calendar. |