Islamic Golden Age
tv show
24 total episodes
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1 seasons
First Aired May 31, 2020
Overview
It is nearly impossible to overstate the power and importance of the crucial 500-year history of the Abbasid Empire. This is your opportunity to get to know the story and the accomplishments of this great period in human civilization. With acclaimed lecturer Eamonn Gearon, get brilliant insights into an era too often overlooked.
Algebra, Algorithms, and al-Khwarizmi
Season 1 - Episode 5 - 1h 30m
Air Date
May 31, 2020
Overview
The field of mathematics owes a tremendous debt to the Islamic Golden Age. Mathematicians such as Omar Khayyam (who is perhaps better known today as a poet) and al-Khwarizmi built on the work of Babylonian, Greek, and Indian mathematicians to systematize and explain algebra and symbolic algorithms. Survey this critical period of mathematics history.