Islamic Mathematics

This project will provide a summary of the transmission of Greek mathematics through the Islamic world, the resulting development of algebra by Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, and the applications of Islamic algebra in modern mathematics through the formulation of the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra. In addition to this, I will attempt to address several cultural issues surrounding the development of algebra by Persian mathematicians and the transmission of Greek mathematics through Islamic mathematicians.

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