Al-Khwarizmi

Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Musa al-KhwarizmiAl-KhwarizmiPresented to:

Presented by:M.Fahad Ameen

Born in 780 in Khwarizm,in Khorasan province of Persia.Moved to Baghdad where he accomplished most of his work in the period 813-833.He wrote his works in ArabicHe is often cited as The Father of Algebra.

Introduction

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Al-Khuwarizmis algebra is regarded as the foundation and cornerstone of the sciences. In a sense,al-Khwarizmi is more entitled to be called the father of algebra than Diophantus because al-Khwarizmi is the first to teach algebra in an elementary form and for its own sake, Diophantus is primarily concerned with the theory of numbers.By Mathematical Historian Gandz:

Contributions

In the fields of:ArithmeticAlgebra (Linear and Quadratic equations)Trigonometry (Trigonometric functions Table)Astronomy (Astronomical tables of Sind and Hind)Geography(The image of the Earth)Cartography(Map of the world)

Much of his contributions were based on the original research of Hindus in Astronomy and Greek.

He also assisted in the construction of a world map for the caliph al-Mamun and participated in a project to determine the circumference of the Earth, supervising the work of 70 geographers to create the map of the then Known worldContributions

Al-Jabr wa-al-Muqabilah from whose title came the name AlgebraKitab al-jama wal-Tafreeq bil Hisab al-Hindi (on Arithmetic)Kitab Surat-al-Ard (on Geography)Istikhraj Tarikh al-Yahud(on Jewish calendar)Kitab al-Rukhmat (on sun dials)

Books:

He wrote on Mechanical devices like as:

ClockAstrolabeSundialMechanical Devices

S Gandz, The sources of al-Khwarizmis algebra, Osiris, (1936)A A alDaffa, The Muslim contribution to mathematics (London, 1978).References:

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