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Who invented Algebra?

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Sep 012020

This video from Aljazeera explains the origins of Algebra and how important it is for us today.

Al-Khwarizmi: The Father of Algebra
None of the great achievements of modern science would be possible without the mathematisation of science and the development of algebra. *Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi was a 9th-century Muslim mathematician and astronomer. *He is known as the “father of algebra”, a word derived from the title of his book, Kitab al-Jabr.

https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/science-in-a-golden-age/2015/10/al-khwarizmi-father-algebra-151019144853758.html

Algebra: Always true, sometimes true, never true.

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Jul 232020

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This activity is based on an original idea in “Thinking Through Mathematics. Strategies for Teaching and Learning. Maths4Life”, published by the National Research and Development Centre.