Her question is very good, and the answer might surprise some of you: in Al-Khwarizmi’s classic book (often regarded as the first algebra textbook), the main application of algebra is to problems stemming from Islamic inheritance law. Examples here: https://t.co/f2mvF4kRz5— Steven Strogatz (@stevenstrogatz) August 27, 2020
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Wednesday, August 26, 2020
What does Islamic inheritance law have to do with Algebra?
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