*ANALOGY AND ANALYSIS OF* ISLAMIC MATHEMATICAL AURA ***Master Nischal Narayanam***

ANALOGY AND ANALYSIS OF ISLAMIC MATHEMATICAL AURA-MASTER NISCHAL NARAYANAM

MASTER NISCHAL NARAYANAM, the prince of Mathematics and numbers, the lone Indian Mathematical Child Prodigy, globally known as Double Guinness World Record Holder, one of the Seven Brilliant Brains of the World, the only offspring Ganitavadhani, who with his extempore rendition of Solutions even to the most typical problems, the Creator, designer of the acromatic NISCHAL MATH LAB with 21 teaching and learning devices, 550 components, adorned with crystal clear manuals, vivid DVDs, the Mentor of an International company by name NISCHAL’S SMART LEARNING SOLUTIONS PVT.LTD.,(NSLS) to produce the NISCHAL MATH LABs on large scale to enable to reach more than 50,000 units of it to every threshold across the globe, the author of many books on School Mathematics to benefit the pupils of every curriculum and innumerable laurels to his credit has already known worldwide.

ANALOGY AND ANALYSIS OF ISLAMIC MATHEMATICAL AURA-MASTER NISCHAL NARAYANAM

 The particulars of Nischal Math Lab can be had from the web site : www.nsls.inHowever, his innate strength and power by virtue of his penance like research of both Occidental and Oriental Mathematics is little known to the world. His amazing comparative study of Arabic, Greek and Roman Mathematical systems have not yet come to light, as he never bothered to earn instant fame and name by publicizing and popularizing his research papers. When asked, he very humbly says quoting the famous lines from the poem of Robert Frost ‘The woods are lovely dark and deep, Miles to before I sleep and miles to go before I sleep….” Hats off the child prodigy! MASTER NISCHAL NARAYANAM, who, even at his tender age realized that Mathematics, the mother of all sciences is not merely an innocent mother, She is also the mother with oceanic fathoms of heart and Mont Blanc heights of mind and Oasis in the deserted Arabic Mathematical values of Islam which not just a religion but a splendid heritage of abundant culture and astounding civilization.

ANALOGY AND ANALYSIS OF ISLAMIC MATHEMATICAL AURA-MASTER NISCHAL NARAYANAM

AURA OF ARABIC-ISLAMIC MATHEMATICS:        

 What is credential contribution of Islam to the ever expanding mathematical realm? Unfortunately, though the contributions of Islamic Mathematicians are in no way inferior to the innovations of Greek and Roman Mathematicians, those could not see light until the Islamic rulers came to power. The Arabs and Persians, even before the emergence of Muhammad were exponents in Mathematics. Learned researchers know that the earliest mathematical manuscripts were located in Egypt, Mesopotamia and of course India too.  

 ISLAMIC CONCEPT OF ZERO AND NUMBERS:

                   ARABIC NUMBERS

 The fact remains that Arabs made remarkable advancement by recognizing zero as a number in the 800 AD itself. The Romans and Europeans also had the concept of zero but they did not treat it as a specific number but for limited exceptions. In fact, the Roman system had no symbol for zero. The only thing is unlike the numbers 1,2,3,4, with which the whole world is acquainted with, the Arabic numbers are in the form of symbols. Then, the question arises. Even the 1,2,3,4, etc., could be construed as symbols in their primitive stage and age.  In and around 14^thcentury, the roman notation of numbers, viz., I, II, III, IV, V, VI…X …were used in Europe. This system may be alright for basic addition but for advanced purposes, it is felt much more complicated.

FRACTIONAL BUT NOT FACTIONAL VALUES:

            FRACTIONAL VALUES

For each of the fractional values, a symbol was used even in this system. Well, 1/12 had a specific symbol but there was practically no symbols for 1/137 etc. Even the basic essentials of mathematics, like subtraction, multiplication and division with Roman numbers are obviously cumbersome if not complicated. Without specially and specifically using Abacus it was practically next to impossibility.    ISLAMIC SYSTEM OF NUMBERS: Evidently, the Islamic system of numbers is more compact and less complicated when compared with other systems. For example 58 should be written in Roman numbers as LVIII and 1997 as MCMXVII). Thus it is very difficult for the common man to read and write. Of course, for geniuses it may look very easy. But Mathematics in not only meant for the wealthy and wisdom-rich people, isn’t she? On the other hand the Islamic-Arabic numbers are easily ‘additive and subtractive too even for the school going children. Of course, may be multiplication and division are a bit complicated. Very large numbers and very small numbers may also look a bit complex and complicated but not as cumbersome as Roman numbers. Frankly saying, Mathematics is indeed complicated, until and unless Geniuses like MASTER NISCHAL NARAYANAM have made it a cakewalk even for the common people and average pupils.   Finally, it is clear that Islamic-Arabic numerical system is open where as the Roman system is closed. INNOVATIVE SYSTEMS OF ISLAMIC

MATHEMATICS: CALCULUS:

ANALOGY AND ANALYSIS OF ISLAMIC MATHEMATICAL AURA-MASTER NISCHAL NARAYANAM

It is a historical fact that CALCULUS was first developed by the users of Arabic system. The whole world is aware of the truth that without Differential or Integral Calculus the development of any branch of Science is undoubtedly impossible.         

ALGEBRA:

ANALOGY AND ANALYSIS OF ISLAMIC MATHEMATICAL AURA-MASTER NISCHAL NARAYANAM

Islamic Mathematicians have yet another credit of developing Algebra which is confluence of Indian, Babylonian material and Greek Geometry.      

IRRATIONAL NUMBERS:

ANALOGY AND ANALYSIS OF ISLAMIC MATHEMATICAL AURA-MASTER NISCHAL NARAYANAM

Though, Greeks said to have discovered IRRATIONAL NUMBERS, they were only able to draw a distinction between magnitude and number. As Greek Mathematicians are mainly Geometry oriented, they could handle IRRATIONALS only geometrically. It is the Islamic Mathematicians like ABU KAMIL SHUJA IBN ASLAM, who could gradually remove the distinction between Magnitude and number. Thus Islamic Mathematicians pioneered in enabling IRRATIONAL QUANTITIES to appear as coefficients in equations as also as the solutions of algebraic equations.   

INDUCTION:

            EUCLID

“The number of primes is infinite” is the first explicit formulation of the principle of induction  rendered by EUCLID in his TRAITE DU TRIANGLE ARITHMETIQUE in the year 1665. However, the implicit proof by induction for Arithmetic Sequences was given by Al-Karaji around 1000 AD. Subsequently, Al-Samaw’al used it for special cases of the Binomial theorem and properties of Pascal’s Triangle.  OMAR

KHAYYAM TOO:

                                         – OMAR KHAYYAM

Omar Khayyam(1038/48-1123/24), who is famous as Poet who wrote ‘RUBAYAT’ had also written the ‘TREATISE OF DEMONSTRATION OF PROBLEMS OF ALGEBRA. It consists of systematic solution of the Third-degree equations. He was said be far more advanced in respect of Algebra of AL-KHWARIZMI. KHAYYAM found the intersection points of two CONIC SECTIONS to obtain the solutions of these equations. Of course, though, Greeks too used this method, they did not generalize it to cover all the equations with positive roots. 

SHARAF AL-DĪN AL-ṬŪSĪ:

                                       SHARAF AL-DĪN AL-ṬŪSĪ:

SHARAF AL-DĪN AL-ṬŪSĪ (? IN TUS, IRAN – 1213/4) designed an altogether  new approach for the investigation of CUBIC EQUATIONS. It resulted in finding the maximum value of a CUBIC POLYNOMIAL.

Thus the creator, designer and developer of unique NISCHAL MATH LAB, being a Mathematical Genius and unparallel magician who playfully deals with numbers and Random objects has no reservations of caste, creed and religion in his infinite toil of wisdom in whatever form or sense it be. Hence, he could make an intensive study of ISLAMIC-ARABIC MATHEMATICS too. Moreover, he is an embodiment of humanitarian outlook which never coexists in the mental plane of  Mathematicians as they are normally and generally used to rude and crude and ruthless approach in every walk of life. He has founded  NISCHAL FOUNDATION for the promotion of literacy, he has established NISCHAL GANITAVADHANA PEETHAM to reach out to the abler and needy students to support them morally as well as monetarily. So, Mathematicians may perish and fadeout from the annals of history, but MASTER NISCHAL NARAYANAM, would be ever green to reminisce even for ages together.

ANALOGY AND ANALYSIS OF ISLAMIC MATHEMATICAL AURA –                                             —  MASTER NISCHAL NARAYANAM

                        — SAPLING

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