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African Mathematical Union Commission on the History of Mathematics in Africa

OBJECTIVES

The African Mathematical Union Commission on the History of Mathematics in Africa (AMUCHMA), formed in 1986, has the following objectives:

a. To improve communication among those interested in the history of mathematics in Africa;

b. To promote active cooperation between historians, mathematicians, archaeologists, ethnographers, sociologists, etc., doing research in, or related to, the history of mathematics in Africa;

c. To promote research in the history of mathematics in Africa, and the publication of its results, in order to contribute to the demystification of the still-dominant Eurocentric bias in the historiography of mathematics;

d. To cooperate with any and all organizations pursuing similar objectives.

ACTIVITIES

The main activities of AMUCHMA are as follows:

a. Publication of a newsletter;

b. Setting up of a documentation centre;

c. Organization of lectures on the history of mathematics at national, regional, continental and international congresses and conferences.

SUGGESTIONS

AMUCHMA's contract with SIDA-SAREC (Sweden) for publication of the first 24 issues has ended (also see THANKS TO SIDA-SAREC). Financial support is necessary.

* What are your suggestions for improving the AMUCHMA Newsletter?
* What are your suggestions for other activities of AMUCHMA?
* Send your suggestions, comments, information, questions and any other contributions to the chairman or secretary of AMUCHMA.
* Send articles, books and manuscripts for the AMUCHMA Documentation Centre to the Chairman or Secretary.

Chairman Paulus Gerdes: pgerdes@virconn.com

Secretary Ahmed Djebbar: Ahmed.Djebbar@wanadoo.fr
http://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/AMU/amuchma_online.html