Islamic Mathematics and Mathematicians

The readings for this section is a short article highlighting the contributions of several Islamic mathematicians. In many cases the results are quite deep. The world of Islam, though strictly religious, allowed a flourishing intellectual climate, though it strongly discouraged any challenges to religious authority.

  1. Mathematics of the early Islamic world (~270KB)

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