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Islamic Mathematics

ax^2+bx+c

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
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