Episodes in the Mathematics of Medieval Islam.
Episodes in the Mathematics of Medieval Islam.
1. Introduction.- x1. The Beginnings of Islam.- x2. Islam's Reception of Foreign Science.- x3. Four Muslim Scientists.- Al-Khw?rizm?.- Al-B?r?n?.- 'Umar al-Khayy?m?.- Al-K?sh?.- x4. The Sources.- x5. The Arabic Language and Arabic Names.- The Language.- Transliterating Arabic.- Arabic Names.- Exercises.- 2. Islamic Arithmetic.- x1. The Decimal System.- x2. K?shy?r's Arithmetic.- Survey …