Maya Calendar Conversions - About the Authors/References

About the Authors

Ximena Catepillán is a Professor of Mathematics at Millersville University of Pennsylvania. Her research areas include Operator Theory, and Ethnomathematics with an emphasis on the mathematics and science of the Pre-Columbian Americas.  In 1993 she developed the course "Mathematics in non-European Cultures" for non-mathematics and science majors.  She travels to Mexico with the course every summer, focusing on the mathematics and science of the Maya. Ximena was an associate profesor of mathematics at Universidad de Magallanes, Punta Arenas, Chile before moving to the United States.

Waclaw Szymanski is a Professor of Mathematics at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. He received his M.A. in Mathematics from the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland. He then received his Ph.D. and later D.Sc. from the Institute of Mathematics, Polish Academy of Sciences. His main research areas are the Theory of Operators in Hilbert Spaces and Operator Algebras. He is also interested in Ethnomathematics - in particular, in Pre-Columbian Americas. His interests include languages (Latin, Polish, Spanish, Russian), piano playing, and traveling.

References

1. Ascher, Marcia. Mathematics Elsewhere: An Exploration of Ideas Across Cultures, Princeton University Press, 2002.

2. Aveni, Anthony. Skywatchers of Ancient Mexico. University of Texas Press, Austin, 1980.

3. Closs, Michael. Native American Mathematics, University of Texas Press, Austin, 1996.

4. De Landa, Diego. Relación de Las Cosas de Yucatán, Editorial Merida, Mexico, 1938.

5. Joseph, George Gheverghese. The Crest of the Peacock: Non-European Roots of Mathematics, Penguin Books, 1989.

6. Matthews, Peter. Notes on the Dynastic Sequence of Bonampak, Part 1, edited by Merle Greene Robertson, University of Texas Press, Austin, 1980.

7. Monteferrante, Sandra. Maya Cycles of Time, Convergence, DOI: 10.4169/loci003886
http://www.maa.org/publications/periodicals/convergence/maya-cycles-of-time

8. Morley, Sylvanius, George Brainerd, and George Sharer. La Civilización Maya, Fondo de Cultura Economica, Mexico, 1947.

9. Morley, Sylvanus, Brainerd, George and Sharer, George. The Ancient Maya, Stanford University Press, 1947.

10. Robinson, Andrew. The 260-day Count of the Maya, McGraw-Hill, 2002.

11. Tedlock, Dennis. Popol Vuh: The Definitive Edition of The Mayan Book of The Dawn of Life and The Glories of Gods and Kings, Touchstone, 1996.

12. Zosi, Claudia. Calendario Maya 2, Editorial Kier, Argentina, 2004.

Resources

1. Interactive Calendar Round: http://www.getflashy.com/stuff/cal_round.html

2. Maya Exploration Center: http://www.mayaexploration.com/index.php

3. Pictographic Maya Calendar Converter:
http://users.hartwick.edu/hartleyc/mayacalendar/mayacalendar.html