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Avicenna`s Great Contribution to Mathematics

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Sadyk Tanirbergenov Aleuovich , Aigul Kaldybaeva Zhaksylykovna
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1 Associate Professor, Nukus State Pedagogical, Institute Named After Ajiniyaz, Nukus, Uzbekistan
2 Teacher, Nukus State Pedagogical, Institute Named After Ajiniyaz, Nukus, Uzbekistan

ABSTRACT much better than the mentor himself. In geometry and
This article is dedicated to the 1040th anniversary of the astronomy, Natili was insufficiently prepared. He taught the
birth of the great scientist of Central Asia named Avicenna boy the first few theorems of Euclid, and the rest of the
(Abu Ali Ibn Sina). The authors begin information about theorems must be comprehended by the boy himself.
how Avicenna received knowledge from his mentors in Astronomy classes were conducted according to Ptolemy's
childhood and clarify mathematical materials issued from "Almagest". After the introductory part of this work was
books called "The Book of Knowledge" and "The Book of explained, and it was necessary to learn the formulas. Natili
Healing", which are of great importance among the made the student learn instructions and the theorems
scientific works of the scientist. These works describe the independently in the same. Then the boy showed him the
tasks of squaring numbers and their division, as well as ready-made results of his work. Continuing independently
information regarding elementary geometry, which must be study geometry according to Euclid and astronomy
given in sequential order. Along with this, it is said that according to Ptolemy, the boy was able to master the
Avicenna was also engaged in the proof of the fifth material well and understand the most difficult questions of
postulate of Euclid. these sciences. To the credit of the teacher, it should be

noted that he was able to assess the abilities of his student
KEYWORDS: arithmetic, geometry, straight line, plane, and was sick with his soul for his future. Therefore, Natili
perpendicular, Euclidean geometry, book of knowledge, book convinced Father Hussein not to interrupt his son's
of healing, proportion, postulate, axiom, square, cube,
teachings in any way.
remainder
Avicenna was only 15 or 16 years old when he began to
Avicenna was born on study independently, quickly mastering the achievements of
August 16, 980 in the village all the sciences known then, by the age of 17-18 Ibn Sina had
of Afshona, near Bukhara. already developed as a fully mature scientist. Among other
Avicenna`s real name facts, it was evidenced by his correspondence with Abu
Hussein. As it was known Raikhan Beruni in 997.
from history, his father,
Abdullah was a noble man of In the scientific works of Avicenna "The Book of Knowledge",
his time. After the "The Book of Healing", opinions related to mathematics are
Abdullah`s family moved to
given.
Bukhara in 985, Avicenna
began to study the concept I. "The Book of Knowledge" is the greatest work of 1924-
of mathematics (arithmetic, 1937 by the great scientist of Central Asia Ibn Sina. This
geometry, algebra) with his work comprises parts of philosophy, logic, physics and
first mentor Mahmoud mathematics. According to the recollections of Avicenna's
Massakh. So far there hasn student Abu Ubaydo Juzjan, parts of the mathematics of the
not been clear information about how long the boy took
book "The Book of Knowledge" were lost.
lessons from Mahmoud and how far he advanced in
mathematics. This part of mathematics was restored by Juzdzhana from
treatises written by Avicenna on the basis of geometry and
During the childhood and adolescence of Hussein, Bukhara
astronomy.
was one of the most important cultural centers of the East.
There were schools, libraries, hospitals at that time. Many The part of mathematics given in the book "The Book of
officials, lawyers, scientists, philosophers, architects and Knowledge" was devoted to geometry and consists of 12
doctors lived in the city. sections. Here we can see that the relative positions of
straight lines in space and plane are stated. Along with the
An important stage in the Avicenna`s teachings came when concepts with the given definitions, he skillfully used the
the philosopher Abu Abdallah Natili arrived in Bukhara.
proof of the theorem, constantly compared them with the
Avicenna`s father took advantage of this circumstance, methods of proofs of Euclid. These materials were based on
invited a visitor to his house so that he could study the book "Inception" and were given data in school geometry
philosophy, logic, mathematics and other sciences with his courses. For example, in this section, the statement is
son. Under his leadership, Avicenna worked on a number of considered, if two lines intersect on a plane, and the third
the most important books "Eisagogue" on logic, "Elements of line falls perpendicularly to the point of intersection of these
Geometry" by Euclid and "Almagest" by Ptolemy on lines, then this third line is perpendicular to any line drawn
mathematics. The boy soon surpassed his mentor. Whatever through the point of intersection on this plane.
questions Natili posed, the student penetrated the essence

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