Mathematical Experiments with African Sona Designs

Year: 2009 Authors: Darrah Chavey

Core claim

Computer-assisted sona drawing lets students explore African sand-drawing structures and uncover mathematical facts about divisibility, monolinearity, and symmetry groups.

Topics

Chokwe sona, mirror curves, experimental mathematics, symmetry groups, student investigation

Domains

number theory, graph theory, Eulerian cycles, symmetry groups, ethnomathematics, sand drawing, pattern design, visual art

Methods

computer-assisted experimentation, grid and wall manipulation, student inquiry, software-based drawing

Media

sand drawings, computer-generated diagrams, Java software, dot grids

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