Year: 2019
Type: article
Abstract: Historical development of science in the West cannot be separated from the great contribution of Muslim scientists. No exception in the field of mathematics, al-Khawarizmi, for example, played a major role in the development of modern mathematics. It is precisely able to be seen from the work of al-Khawarizmi such as science of al-Jabar in the book al-Jabr wal Muqa>balah. From Khawarizmi’s work, Mathematics becomes easier to utilize in trade, mapping and distributing inheritance. Besides, al-Khawarizmi's contribution in Mathematics is also found in Trigonometry and the discovery of zero as a number. Furthermore, al-Khawarizmi described them in a more perfect way than previous period of mathematics development. Al-Khawarizmi is known developed modern mathematics today, and there are still many Muslim scientists who also contributed to an advancement of modern mathematic such as, Ummar al-Khayyam, al-Hajjaj, Nashiruddin al-Thusi, Ibnu Haitsam and others.
Author: M. Kharis Majid
Institution: University of Darussalam Gontor
Language: Indonesian
Subfield: Theoretical Computer Science
Field: Mathematics
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2943634880