MAT390H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Carl Benjamin Boyer, Quadratic Equation, Cubic Function
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Le c tu re 17: is la m ic ma th s p t. 2. Hps390 base 10 positional has a zero symbol, cyphered symbols from 1 to 9. Handout is from: carl boyer history of mathematics. Is la m ic ma th e m a tic a l s c ie n c e 800 - 1400 ad al-khwarizmi (780 - 850) al-tusi (1201 - 1274) Current number system became established in medieval europe, were adapted from the west. Which is why they"re not similar to the symbols used in modern arabic. Symbols first discussed by al-khwarizmi in his book. We don"t have the original arabic only the latin translation. In medieval europe the system became known as an algorism from al-khwarizmi"s name. Arabic figures contributed to many different areas of mathematics. Al-khwarizmi was interested in the problem of legacies. Wanted to be able to calculate how estates would be divided used equations a l-kh yya m i.
