Study of Ethnomathematics : A lesson from the Baduy Culture

Abstract

This article examines ethnomathematics of Baduy community which are devoted to the elements of their technology and underlying great value. Although none of the Baduy people who attend formally school because their custom prohibit it, however, their way of thinking and their life values are very interesting to study, especially in their anti-rat technology based on mathematics and theoretical physics are logically and correct.