The Mayan Numeration System

1. The Mayan numeration system

2. The Maya Civilization Around 2600 B.C-XVI in Central America Pre-Columbian Civilization Southeast of Mexico West of Honduras and Salvador North of Belize and Guatemala

3. What have they done ?

4. Writing They were the first to implant a writing system that represents the spoken language of their community.

5. Agriculture Economy based on Agriculture Maya means :those who cultivate the corn No metal tools

7. Development of Matematicstools to calculate the movement in the skynotably the moon and sun.

8. Master the 0 numeral

11. ModifiedVigesimal system for days 3 signs are used to write the numbers • 1 5 0

12. 2 • •

13. 7 ••

14. Numeration is additive from 1 to 19

15. 2 ways of writing it…

16. Counting from 20 20…

19. The position of the number determined its value

21. • • 1 x 20 1 21 1 x 20 + 1 =

22. ••• 3 x20 •••• 19 79 3 x 20 + 19 =

25. Quizz !!! Convert 25 into the Mayan System 25

26. Quizz !!! Convert 25 into the Mayan System • 25

27. 2) Convert the following Maya number into a normal number • • ?

28. 2) Convert the following Maya number into a normal number • • 350

29. 3) Convert the number into a Mayan Number 19578

30. 19578=14400 +5040+120+18 =(2 x 7200)+ (14 x 360) +(6x20) +18 4th Floor 3th Floor 2th Floor 1th Floor

31. 19578=14400 +5040+120+18 =(2 x 7200)+ (14 x 360) +(6x20) +18 • • 2x18x20x20 • • • • 14x18x20 • 6x20 • • • 18