Proceedings of the Eighth Southeast Asia Design Research (SEA-DR) & the Second Science, Technology, Education, Arts, Culture, and Humanity (STEACH) International Conference (SEADR-STEACH 2021)

Ethnomathematics: Traveling Trade on The Musi River

Authors
Malalina Malalina1, *, Ratu I. I. Putri2, Zulkardi Zulkardi2, Yusuf Hartono2
1Department of Teaching Training and Education, Universitas Tamansiswa, Palembang, Indonesia
2Department of Teaching Training and Education, Universitas Sriwijaya, Inderalaya, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: ratuilma@unsri.ac.id
Corresponding Author
Malalina Malalina
Available Online 4 January 2022.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.211229.019How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Traveling trade; Ethnomathematics; Mathematical concepts; Musi river
Abstract

The culture around students can be used to understand mathematical concepts even though there is not much linking the culture in students in the learning process. This study aims to discover the mathematical concepts in traveling trading activities on the Musi River. The research subject is a traveling merchant who trades Palembang local food using traditional boats on the Musi River. The research used is qualitative with an ethnographic approach. This study’s data collection techniques are literature study, observation, interviews, and documentation. This research concludes that traveling trading on the Musi River can indirectly introduce some mathematical concepts, such as solid figure (sphere, cube), plane figure (rectangle), comparisons, social arithmetic, and system of linear equations. This research has implications for students to learn to understand mathematical concepts through the cultural values of traveling around the Musi River.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the Eighth Southeast Asia Design Research (SEA-DR) & the Second Science, Technology, Education, Arts, Culture, and Humanity (STEACH) International Conference (SEADR-STEACH 2021)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
4 January 2022
ISBN
978-94-6239-505-3
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.211229.019How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
Open Access
This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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