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What event marked the start of scientific progress in the Islamic World?
What event marked the start of scientific progress in the Islamic World?
- The establishment of the House of Wisdom
- The translation of Greek and Indian books into Arabic
- The synthesis of Greek, Indian, and Mesopotamian influences in mathematics
- 750 AD (correct)
What was the name of the large library established by the Abbasid Caliphs?
What was the name of the large library established by the Abbasid Caliphs?
- House of Wisdom (correct)
- The Islamic Archive
- Library of Alexandria
- The Great Library of Baghdad
How many mathematicians from this era had their work survive until today?
How many mathematicians from this era had their work survive until today?
- Nearly 30
- Nearly 20
- Nearly 40
- Nearly 50 (correct)
What was the nationality of Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi?
What was the nationality of Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi?
What were the four subjects on which Al-Khwarizmi wrote books?
What were the four subjects on which Al-Khwarizmi wrote books?
When did Al-Khwarizmi become a librarian at the House of Wisdom?
When did Al-Khwarizmi become a librarian at the House of Wisdom?
Which mathematician is credited with introducing the decimal positional number system to the Western world?
Which mathematician is credited with introducing the decimal positional number system to the Western world?
In which year did zero start being used in India?
In which year did zero start being used in India?
Who commissioned Omar Khayyam to set up an observatory in Isfahan?
Who commissioned Omar Khayyam to set up an observatory in Isfahan?
What type of calendar did Omar Khayyam design?
What type of calendar did Omar Khayyam design?
Where was Omar Khayyam born?
Where was Omar Khayyam born?
What was Al-Khwarizmi's book on arithmetic originally written in?
What was Al-Khwarizmi's book on arithmetic originally written in?
What is the significance of Nasir al-Din al-Tusi's work in trigonometry?
What is the significance of Nasir al-Din al-Tusi's work in trigonometry?
What is the name of the book written by Nasir al-Din al-Tusi that contains astronomical tables of planetary movements?
What is the name of the book written by Nasir al-Din al-Tusi that contains astronomical tables of planetary movements?
What was the title of Al-Khwarizmi's famous book that was translated into Latin in 1440?
What was the title of Al-Khwarizmi's famous book that was translated into Latin in 1440?
Where was Jamshid al-Kashi born in 1380?
Where was Jamshid al-Kashi born in 1380?
What is the method used by al-Tusi to analyze cubic equations?
What is the method used by al-Tusi to analyze cubic equations?
What is the period during which Al-Khwarizmi's book was used as a textbook?
What is the period during which Al-Khwarizmi's book was used as a textbook?
What is the name of the method presented by Al-Khwarizmi for solving linear and quadratic equations?
What is the name of the method presented by Al-Khwarizmi for solving linear and quadratic equations?
Who founded an institute in Samarkand that became a prominent university?
Who founded an institute in Samarkand that became a prominent university?
What was the name of the Zij produced by Jamshid al-Kashi?
What was the name of the Zij produced by Jamshid al-Kashi?
What is the title of the course taught by Deniz Karlı?
What is the title of the course taught by Deniz Karlı?
What is the origin of the word 'Algebra'?
What is the origin of the word 'Algebra'?
How many entries were there in the table of sinus values calculated by Al-Kashi?
How many entries were there in the table of sinus values calculated by Al-Kashi?
Up to how many decimal places did Al-Kashi calculate the number π?
Up to how many decimal places did Al-Kashi calculate the number π?
How many classes of quadratic equations did Al-Khwarizmi classify and provide solutions for?
How many classes of quadratic equations did Al-Khwarizmi classify and provide solutions for?
What is the name of the student of Sharaf al-Din al-Tusi who became a famous mathematician?
What is the name of the student of Sharaf al-Din al-Tusi who became a famous mathematician?
What is the name of the university that published the course 'History of Mathematics: The Golden Age of Islamic World & The Renaissance and Classical Era in Europe'?
What is the name of the university that published the course 'History of Mathematics: The Golden Age of Islamic World & The Renaissance and Classical Era in Europe'?
How many years did Al-Kashi's record of calculating π stand before being broken?
How many years did Al-Kashi's record of calculating π stand before being broken?
When was the concept of derivative properly defined?
When was the concept of derivative properly defined?
Who computed the length of a year as 365.24219858156 years based on observation and measurement?
Who computed the length of a year as 365.24219858156 years based on observation and measurement?
What type of approach did Omar Khayyam use to find the roots of 3rd degree polynomials?
What type of approach did Omar Khayyam use to find the roots of 3rd degree polynomials?
How many types of equations of degree at most two did Al-Tusi divide into?
How many types of equations of degree at most two did Al-Tusi divide into?
Where did Sharaf al-Din al-Tusi teach mathematics?
Where did Sharaf al-Din al-Tusi teach mathematics?
What is credited to Sharaf al-Din al-Tusi?
What is credited to Sharaf al-Din al-Tusi?
What type of polynomials did Omar Khayyam classify and find their roots?
What type of polynomials did Omar Khayyam classify and find their roots?
How many different types of equations of degree at most three did Al-Tusi divide into?
How many different types of equations of degree at most three did Al-Tusi divide into?
Who observed that a cubic polynomial may have more than one root?
Who observed that a cubic polynomial may have more than one root?
Where was Sharaf al-Din al-Tusi born?
Where was Sharaf al-Din al-Tusi born?
What is the current approximate value of 1 year?
What is the current approximate value of 1 year?
