"The book is ...an introductory survey of main developments in those disciplines which were particularly important in Medieval Islamic mathematics ... No knowledge of mathematics (or of the history of mathematics) beyond normal high-school level is presupposed, and everything required beyond that ... is explained carefully and clearly. Scattered throughout the work are a number of lucid remarks on the character of Islamic mathematics or of mathematical work in general. The book will hence not only be an excellent textbook for the teaching of the history of mathematics but also for the liberal art aspect of mathematics teaching in general." -Mathematical Reviews