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Dunia Eropa / Barat dari dulu s/d sekarang sepertinya mengklaim bahwa Gudang Ilmu Pengetahuan berasal dari kawasan Eropa / Barat tapi tahukah anda, sejatinya asal Gudang Ilmu Pengetahuan berasal dari kawasan Timur Tengah yaitu Mesopotamia yang menjadi peradaban tertua di dunia.


Masyarakat dunia sangat mengenal Leonardo Fibonacci sebagai ahli matematika aljabar. Namun, dibalik kedigdayaan Leonardo Fibonacci sebagai ahli matematika aljabar ternyata hasil pemikirannya sangat dipengaruhi oleh ilmuwan Muslim bernama Muhammad bin Musa Al Khawarizmi. Dia adalah seorang tokoh yang dilahirkan di Khiva (Iraq) pada tahun 780. Selama ini banyak kaum terpelajar lebih mengenal para ahli matematika Eropa / Barat padahal sejatinya banyak ilmuwan Muslim yang menjadi rujukan para ahli matematika dari barat

What is Mathematics?

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            The word mathematics comes from mathematikos from the Greek that has meaning of “inclined to learn.” At present, mathematics is looked in three different ways:

1.         Mathematics as the sum of its branches.

In example, we have learned about Arithmetic, Algebra, Combinatory, and Geometry through our schools. Since we learned it, it means that we learn mathematics.

2.         As a way to model mathematics.

Mathematics is a queen of science, so every science is based on mathematics. Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Economy, Accounting, and soon are based on mathematics. Without mathematics, we cannot learn them.

3.         Mathematics as a language.

Mathematics has a various vocabularies and grammar that sometimes have different meaning with Bahasa Indonesia, or English. Mathematics is used to make something unclear to be clear, make something abstract to be understandable easily. By using mathematics as a language in our daily live, we can solve so many problems in the real world.