A development in mathematical sciences in the Malayonesian mould
Shaharir M.Z., (2007) A development in mathematical sciences in the Malayonesian mould. In: Proc. Internat. Conf. on Mathematical Sciences (ICMS). Persatuan Sains Matematik Malaysia (PERSAMA), Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia, pp. 94-117. AffiliationsAkademi Sains Islam Malaysia (ASASI) AbstractAdanya konsep sains matematik dalam acuan Melayunesia dipaparkan secara teorinya menerusi takrif popular ilmu tersebut sebagai “penyelesaian masalah”. Ada 7 gred “ilmu dalam acuan Melyunesia” sebagai unsur set kabur dengan yang tertingginya ialah penyelesaian masalah asli Melayunesia dalam bahasa Melayu oleh sesiapa pun, dan terbawahnya ialah penyelesaian masalah asing dan dalam bahasa asing (di sini bukan Bahasa Rumpun Melayu) tetapi oleh bangsa suku kaum di Melayunesia. Penumpuan diberi kepada acuan Melayunesia dengan konsep Melayu dan Rumpun Melayu yang tamadunnya bermula sejak abad ke-2 Masehi di Kampuchea (kerajaan Melayu-Funan) dan Vietnam (Kerajaan Melayu-Campa), diikuti dengan tamadun-tamadun Alam Melayu pasca-Hindu-Buddha mulai abad ke-12M hingga kini. Kewujudan konkrit sains matematik dalam acuan Melayunesia pra-Islam dan awal Islam dipaparkan dalam 11 kategori unsur dari sistem nombor dan angka perpuluhan yang tertua di dunia (mengandungi kosong/sunyi/sifar) hinggalah kepada manifestasi tingginya aras sains matematik Melayuneisa menerusi teknologi seni bina, perkapalan dan persenjataan, malah kimia yang mendahului tempat-tempat lain di dunia ini pada zamannya. Kritikan dan/atau inovasi terhadap beberapa unsur sains matematik kontemporer berasaskan acuan Melayu-Islam diketengahkan dengan membawa judul Mantik, Teori set dan Kebarangkalian; Teori Kumpulan dan Perluasannya, Teori Simpul/Ikatan, Teori Einstein dan Teori Quantum; konsep Optimum; matematik pengurusan kewangan; dan teori kepengurusan dan kepemimpinan.
The existence of mathematical sciences in the Malayonesian mould is presented theoretically based on a popular definition of mathematicl sciences, namely “problem solving”. There are 7 grades of membership of “knowledge in our own mould”: the highest is a solution of the original Malayonesian problem in the Malay language by anybody, and the lowest is a solution of a foreign problem and in a foreign language (a non-Malayonesian language), but by the people live in the Malayonesia). A focus is given to the Malayonesian mould which involves the concept of Malay and Malayonesian region and its civilization since the 2nd century AD in Kampuchea (the Funan-Malay Kingdom) and Vietnam (Champa-Malay Kingdom), followed by the post-Hindu-Buddhist Malay World civilizations since the 12th century until now. Concrete existence of elements of pre-Islamic and early Islamic Malay World mathematical sciences are presented in 11 categories from the wold oldest decimal number and numeral system (containing zero) to the manifestation of the advanced level of mathematical sciences in architectural, shipping and armament technologies, and chemistry each of which were ahead of the other parts of the world at the time. Criticisms and/or innovations on some elements of contemporary mathematical sciences are presented based on Islamic-Malayonesian mould. The topics are logic, set and probability theories, group theory and its extension, knots theory, Einstein and quntum theories, concepts of optimum, financial-management mathematics, and management and leadership theories. Repository Staff Only: item control page
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