Islamic Mathematics
Naomi Rose, Jaontae Randolph, Noah Villarosa, Alison Xin
Arabic (Indian) Numeral System
Origins of Math
- Was used by Muslims scholars
- Used in Greek mathematics
- Europeans called this system "Arabic"
- These numbers are still in use today
In the A.D. 800s, Muslim traders traveled to India
These Muslim traders learned about a new, Indian number system
- Number system was composed of 10 different symbols
- 9 symbols were positive integers
- a circle meant zero
- Zero represented 'nothing'
Algebra
Al-Khwārizmī
- Al-Khwārizmī wrote about al-jabr, or "restoring"
- Al-jabr was used to solve quadratic equations
- It became algebra in English
Math and numbers developed by the Islamic civilization greatly influence modern day mathematics
- Was a Persian mathematician, as well as an orthodox Muslim
- Authored several arithmetic books
- Books explain several key mathematical concepts (e.g., addition, subtraction, etc.)
Spread of Math
- A.D. 1000s--scholars from Europe visited Muslim schools in Spain
- They learned about Muslims arithmetic and algebra
- Muslim mathematical Ideas spread to Europe
Without Islam, today's mathematics would be very different
Algorithms
- Stem from the Latin translation of Al-Khwārizmī's name
- Are a process/set of rules to be followed in calculations or problem solving