The Inventor
Al Khawarizmi
He is known as one of the most famous Muslim scientists. Al Khawarizmi is known as an expert in Mathematics, Astronomy, and Geography. He is best known for his work in algebra and the discovery of the zero.
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY
The real name of Al-Khwarizmi is Muhammad Ibn Musa al-khwarizmi. He was also known as Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Yusoff.
Al-Khwarizmi is known in the West as al-Khwarizmi, al-Cowarizmi, al-Ahawizmi, al-Karismi, al-Goritmi, al-Gorismi and some other means of spelling. He is known as the inventor of algebra and also the number zero. No wonder westerners call him the father of algebra or the father of algebra
Al Khwarizmi was born in Bukhara.The years 780-850M were the heyday of al-Khwarizmi. al-Khwarizmi had died between the years 220 and 230M. Some say al-Khwarizmi lived around the beginning of the mid-9th century.
Other sources claim he lived in Khawarism, Uzbekistan in 194H/780M and died in 266H/850M in Baghdad.
In education it has been proved that al-Khwarizmi was a well-informed Islamic figure. His knowledge and expertise is not only in the field of sharia but in the fields of philosophy, logic, arithmetic, geometry, music, arithmetic, Islamic history and chemistry.
Al Khwarizmi has created the use of Secans and Tangen in trigonometric and astronomical investigations. At a young age he worked under Caliph al-Ma’mun, working at Bayt al-Hikmah in Baghdad.
He worked in an observatory which was a place to study mathematics and astronomy. Al-Khwarizmi was also entrusted with leading the caliph's library. He introduced Indian numerals and Indian methods of calculation to the Islamic world.
FINDING ALGEBRA
Al Khwarizmi is also an Encyclopedia writer in various disciplines. Al-Khwarizmi was the first person to introduce algebra and hisab. Many more sciences he studied in the field of mathematics and produced mathematical concepts that are so popular that are still used today.
Many more concepts in mathematics have been introduced al-khwarizmi . The field of astronomy also made al-Khwarizmi famous. Astronomy can be defined as the science of falaq (the knowledge of the stars that involves the study of position, movement, and thoughts and interpretations related to the stars).
The personality of al-Khwarizmi has been recognized by both Muslims and the Western world. This can be proved that G.Sarton says that“ the highest achievements have been obtained by the people of the East In this case Al-Khwarizmi.
AL KHAWARIZMI'S ROLE IN MATHEMATICS
Some branches of science in Mathematics introduced by al-Khwarizmi such as: geometry, algebra, arithmetic and others. Geometry is the second branch of mathematics.
The content discussed in this second branch is the origin of geometry and its main reference is the Kitab al-Ustugusat [The Elements] by Euclid : geometry in terms of language comes from the Greek word ‘geo’ which means earth and ‘metri’ means measurement.
In terms of science, geometry is a science that studies things related to the magnitude and properties of space. This geometry has been studied since the time of the pharaohs.
Then Thales Miletus introduced Egyptian geometry to Greece as a science in the 6th century BC. Subsequently Islamic scholars have perfected the rules of science education, especially in the 9th century.
Algebra/algebra is the pulse of mathematics. Al-Khwarizmi's work was translated by Gerhard of Gremano and Robert of Chaster into European languages in the 12th century.
Before this there was no term algebra, before the emergence of a work entitled ‘Hisab al-Jibra wa al Muqabalah written by al-Khwarizmi in 820M. Al-Khwarizmi died in Baghdad, Iraq in 850 AD.
AL KHAWARIZMI'S
Al-Jabr wa’l Muqabalah: he has created the use of secans and tangens in trigonometric and astronomical research.
Hisab al-Jabr wa al-Muqabalah: He has presented examples of mathematical problems and presented 800 problems, most of which are problems posed by Neo. Babylian in the form of a conjecture that has been proven true by al-Khwarizmi.
Number System: He has introduced the concept of nature and it is important in the Number system today. His work included Cos, Sin and Tan in the solution of trigonometric equations, the theorem of the isosceles triangle and the calculation of the area of triangles, rectangles and circles in geometry.
