Book ID: CBB001450699

An essay by the Uniquely Wise 'Abel Fath Omar Bin Al-Khayyam on Algebra and Equations: Algebra Wa Al-Muqabala (2009)

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Khayyam, Omar (Author)
Khalil, Roshdi (Author)
Deeb, Waleed (Author)


Garnet


Publication Date: 2009
Physical Details: xiv + 57 pp.; ill.
Language: English

Omar Al-Khayyam's famous book on algebra and equations is considered to be perhaps his most important contribution to mathematics - the cream of his work. Scholars of mathematics regard the book as an essential item in both their personal libraries and institutional collections. This book deals with the solution of quadratic and cubic equations. Al-Khayyam solved all possible cases of such equations by using geometrical approaches, sometimes involving conic sections such as parabolas and hyperbolas. The proofs presented are precise and very deep. The author made due acknowledgment and referral to the work and contributions of others who came before him. A modern reader may well be astonished by the high quality of the work, linguistically as well as mathematically. Historians of science, teachers of mathematics and mathematicians themselves will find the book both interesting and informative.

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Review Berggren, J. Lennart (2010) Review of "An essay by the Uniquely Wise 'Abel Fath Omar Bin Al-Khayyam on Algebra and Equations: Algebra Wa Al-Muqabala". Aestimatio: Critical Reviews in the History of Science (p. 54). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Rashed, Roshdi
Vahabzadeh, Bijan
Ricordel, Joëlle
Oaks, Jeffrey A.
Tonietti, Tito M.
Starr, S. Frederick
Concepts
Arab/Islamic world, civilization and culture
Mathematics
Algebra
Transmission of ideas
Geometry
Translations
Time Periods
12th century
11th century
Medieval
13th century
10th century
9th century
Places
Andalusia (Spain)
Mediterranean region
Central Asia
Spain
Italy
Greece
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