Mathematics in the Medieval Period

This numeral can be seen in the medieval abaci.

• Mayan

• Hindu - Arabic

• Roman

• Chinese

Which mathematician introduced the Hindu-Arabic numeral system to Europe?

• Leonardo of Pisa

• Euclid

• Isaac Newton

• Pythagoras

What is the name of the book written by Fibonacci that introduced the Fibonacci sequence to the Western world?

• The Mathematics of Nature

• The Book of Numbers

• Liber Abaci

• The Golden Ratio

Which mathematician is known for his work on solving cubic equations?

• Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia

• Carl Friedrich Gauss

• Isaac Newton

• Leonhard Euler

He is a mathematician known for his book the "Elements".

• Pythagoras

• Euclid

• Newton

• Archimedes

Translated Al-Khwarizmi‘s important book on algebra into Latin in the 12th Century.

• Herman of Carinthia

• Robert of Chester

• Gerard of Cremona

• Adelard of Bath

Who is considered the greatest mathematician of the medieval Islamic world?

• Ibn al-Haytham

• Al-Farabi

• Al-Kindi

• Al-Khwarizmi

Known as "the period of stagnation"

• Modern period

• Renaissance Period

• Medieval Period

• Ancient Period