Mathematics
are a study which has been touched upon by many ancient
civilizations. Islamic mathematicians expounded upon a lot of Greek
geometry, while mixing in discoveries by neighbouring cultures such
as the Syrians and the Babylonians. Using these previous founding
and their own ingenuity, Arabs scholars were able to develop algebra,
the art of using arithmetic with unknown non-numerical objects in
equations to find possible solutions for the unknowns. Other
developments included the decimal place-value system and fractions,
parabolas, and cubic equations.
The word
algebra actually comes from the Arabic root جبر
(jabr)
which means “to set or fix” making الجبر
(al-jabr)
equate to “the fix” or “restore”, lending to the idea of
solving the two sides of equations used in algebra lead to the
solution. The findings found by scholars of this era are still used
in modern times and have been the cornerstones to more advanced
mathematics such as trigonometry.
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