Title: Homage to Omar Al-Khayyam's Solution to a Cubic Equation
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Exhibition: Elaine Fleck Gallery, Toronto
Size: 60 x 40 inches
Year: 2020
Youssef, presented his latest geometric artwork, "Homage to Omar Al-Khayyam's Solution to a Cubic Equation," at the Elaine Fleck Gallery in Toronto in March 2020. This striking piece, rendered in acrylic on canvas, pays tribute to the mathematical and poetic contributions of Omar Al-Khayyam. Through his art, Youssef explores the fascinating intersection of math and art, inviting viewers to appreciate the beauty and complexity of both disciplines. The artwork captivated audiences and demonstrated Youssef's skill as a painter and his unique perspective as an artist.
Homage to Omar Al-Khayyam's Solution to a Cubic Equation
Elaine Fleck Gallery, Group Show, 2020
Omar Al-khayyam was famous during his life as a mathematician. His surviving mathematical works include: A commentary on the difficulties concerning the postulates of Euclid's Elements (Risāla fī šarḥ mā aškala min muṣādarāt kitāb Uqlīdis, completed in December 1077), On the division of a quadrant of a circle (Risālah fī qismah rub‘ al-dā’irah, undated but completed prior to the treatise on algebra), and On proofs for problems concerning Algebra (Maqāla fi l-jabr wa l-muqābala, most likely completed in 1079.
He furthermore wrote a treatise on extracting binomial theorem and the nth root of natural numbers, which has been lost Rendition of One of Omar Khayyam's Solutions for a Cubic Equation - Polynomials in History of Mathematics Courses.
As a mathematician, he is most notable for his work on the classification and solution of cubic equations, where he provided geometric solutions by the intersection of conics.
Khayyam also contributed to the understanding of the parallel axiom. As an astronomer, he designed the Jalali calendar, a solar calendar with a very precise 33-year intercalation cycle.
Statue d'Omar Khayyam à Bucarest.
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