Ethno stuff

In Malaysia there are a few academicians that have contributed to mathematics of Malays.
1. Professor Shahrir (mathematics Prof ) http://shaharirbmz.blogspot.com/
2. Dr Mat Rofa Ismail (mathematics Ass Prof-UPM)

The following organisational site specifically addressed many  issues related to malay cultures/academia.
Ackademi Sains Islam Malaysia (ASASI)  http://www.kesturi.net/archives/ Huge amount of infos..

The followign link are some of the link that also discussed some of research finding and related issues.

1. Anyaman buluh dan pemikiran matematik orang Melayu - Jilid 5 ,2007. Very brief article. Artikel ringkas-http://jurnalperadabanipm.blogspot.com/

Alam Melayu dan matematik
Sejak abad 18-20 perkembangan ualama melayu yang sangat aktif dalam penyebaran ilmu telah turut menyumbang dalam perkembangan matematik (perubatan juga) alam Melayu.


Prof Shahrir Zain & Dr Mat Rofa sangat aktif dan banyak menulis dalam bidang ini.

Rujukan boleh diperolehi dari penulisan mereka.

Antara Ulama Utama:

1. Syeikh Ahmad AL Fathani
2. Syh Umar Nururddin Sg Keladi
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Kitab lama juga boleh diperolehi dari Yayasan Fathaniah. (NGO yang diusahakan oleh Al Marhum UstazWan Shaghir).


Prof Clark Page- Excellent resources; Muslim contribution to mathematics in golden era

http://vismath4.tripod.com/kaplan/ This is the book that i got me hooked and excited..to many ways that mathematisc are linked to arts..
By Craig Kaplan from Washington University. How some islamic pattern such as tesselation of stars and rossettes are generated with computer.

This article discussed about 15th century islamic architecture and how it related to some amazing discoveries with geometry. Link http://www.muslimheritage.com/topics/default.cfm?ArticleID=670

PROF JAN ABAS
Another prominent academia that i greatly admired is Prof Syed Zafar Jan Abas. He has published contributed to many work on Mathematics in Islamic Art (or is it Islamic art in mathematics??) The following link ihis web that is very useful to anyone itnerested in learning symmetry in islamic art.

http://www.bangor.ac.uk/~mas009/pcont.htm Very educational with amazing informations..i love it!

This very enlightning article discussed Islamic geometrical patterns and mathematics http://www.ethnomath.org/resources/abas2001.pdf

Arabic science and philosophical journal -University VALENCIA SPAIN http://chspam.vjf.cnrs.fr/ArabicScience.htm

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