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Algebra and Algorithms
Algebra comes from Al-jebr, Arabic for restoration. The first book to use this word was written by Al-Khwarizmi, which brings us to the origin of the word algorithm. The absurd pissing contest about "who invented algebra" involves Greeks, Romans, Indians and Chinese, besides Arabs. That aside, this 14th century Madrasa Bou Inania made a ton of progress in furthering this science. The carvings on the wall did not look too different from algebraic expressions on the blackboard of my high school.
Algebra and Algorithms
Algebra comes from Al-jebr, Arabic for restoration. The first book to use this word was written by Al-Khwarizmi, which brings us to the origin of the word algorithm. The absurd pissing contest about "who invented algebra" involves Greeks, Romans, Indians and Chinese, besides Arabs. That aside, this 14th century Madrasa Bou Inania made a ton of progress in furthering this science. The carvings on the wall did not look too different from algebraic expressions on the blackboard of my high school.