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Algebra's Arabic Roots

Algebra's Arabic Roots

Stuff You Missed in History Class

April 28, 201425m 0s

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Show Notes

Algebra doesn't have one single origin point -- it developed over time and in multiple places, with many mathematicians contributing. One of those contributors was an 8th-century scholar from Baghdad named Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi. Read the show notes here.

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