Islamic Mathematics

Islamic Mathematics Quiz

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is considered the father of Islamic mathematics?

  1. Al-Khwarizmi
  2. Omar Khayyam
  3. Al-Biruni
  4. Ibn al-Haytham
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the mathematical treatise written by Al-Khwarizmi that introduced the concept of algebra?

  1. The Book of Calculation
  2. The Book of Algebra
  3. The Book of Geometry
  4. The Book of Astronomy
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the mathematical method developed by Al-Khwarizmi for solving linear and quadratic equations?

  1. The Method of Completing the Square
  2. The Method of False Position
  3. The Method of Double False Position
  4. The Method of Iteration
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first mathematician to develop a systematic method for solving cubic equations?

  1. Omar Khayyam
  2. Al-Biruni
  3. Ibn al-Haytham
  4. Sharaf al-Dīn al-Tūsī
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the mathematical treatise written by Omar Khayyam that contains his work on cubic equations?

  1. The Treatise on Cubic Equations
  2. The Book of Algebra
  3. The Book of Geometry
  4. The Book of Astronomy
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first mathematician to develop a method for solving quartic equations?

  1. Al-Biruni
  2. Ibn al-Haytham
  3. Sharaf al-Dīn al-Tūsī
  4. Ghiyath al-Din Jamshid Mas'ud al-Kashi
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the mathematical treatise written by Sharaf al-Dīn al-Tūsī that contains his work on quartic equations?

  1. The Treatise on Quartic Equations
  2. The Book of Algebra
  3. The Book of Geometry
  4. The Book of Astronomy
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first mathematician to develop a method for solving quintic equations?

  1. Ghiyath al-Din Jamshid Mas'ud al-Kashi
  2. Ludovico Ferrari
  3. Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia
  4. Gerolamo Cardano
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the mathematical treatise written by Ghiyath al-Din Jamshid Mas'ud al-Kashi that contains his work on quintic equations?

  1. The Treatise on Quintic Equations
  2. The Book of Algebra
  3. The Book of Geometry
  4. The Book of Astronomy
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first mathematician to develop a method for solving sextic equations?

  1. Ludovico Ferrari
  2. Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia
  3. Gerolamo Cardano
  4. François Viète
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the mathematical treatise written by Ludovico Ferrari that contains his work on sextic equations?

  1. The Treatise on Sextic Equations
  2. The Book of Algebra
  3. The Book of Geometry
  4. The Book of Astronomy
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first mathematician to develop a method for solving septic equations?

  1. Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia
  2. Gerolamo Cardano
  3. François Viète
  4. Pierre de Fermat
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the mathematical treatise written by Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia that contains his work on septic equations?

  1. The Treatise on Septic Equations
  2. The Book of Algebra
  3. The Book of Geometry
  4. The Book of Astronomy
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first mathematician to develop a method for solving octic equations?

  1. Gerolamo Cardano
  2. François Viète
  3. Pierre de Fermat
  4. René Descartes
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the mathematical treatise written by Gerolamo Cardano that contains his work on octic equations?

  1. The Treatise on Octic Equations
  2. The Book of Algebra
  3. The Book of Geometry
  4. The Book of Astronomy