Talk:Algebra

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The result was: promoted by Hilst talk 13:35, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

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• ... that elementary algebra generalizes arithmetic while abstract algebra generalizes elementary algebra? Source:
  • ALT1: ... that algebraic methods were already studied in the ancient period even though an abstract symbolic notation was not developed until the 16th and 17th centuries? Source:
  • ALT2: ... that the word algebra originates from an Arabic term for the surgical treatment of bonesetting? Source:
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Alfred de Laage de Meux
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• Maddocks, J. R. (2008). "Algebra". In Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth; Lerner, K. Lee (eds.). The Gale Encyclopedia of Science (4th ed.). Thompson Gale. ISBN 978-1-4144-2877-2. Archived from the original on 2024-01-12. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
• Pratt, Vaughan (2022). "Algebra". The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
• Wagner, Sigrid; Kieran, Carolyn (2018). Research Issues in the Learning and Teaching of Algebra: The Research Agenda for Mathematics Education, Volume 4. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-43421-2. Archived from the original on 2024-01-12. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
• Tanton, James (2005). Encyclopedia of Mathematics. Facts On File. ISBN 978-0-8160-5124-3.
• Kvasz, L. (2006). "The History of Algebra and the Development of the Form of Its Language". Philosophia Mathematica. 14 (3). doi:10.1093/philmat/nkj017.
• Merzlyakov, Yu. I.; Shirshov, A. I. (2020). "Algebra(2)". Encyclopedia of Mathematics. Springer. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
• Corry, Leo (2024). "Algebra". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
• Cresswell, Julia (2010). Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins. OUP Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-954793-7. Archived from the original on 2024-01-27. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
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Improved to Good Article status by Phlsph7 (talk). Self-nominated at 12:39, 17 March 2024 (UTC).

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Overall: Looks good! Article was nominated within 7 days of achieving Good Article status. Article is over 1500 words of prose. I found no problems with sourcing. Earwig picked up an unlikely violation of 23.1%. AGF on print sources. ALT2 seems to be the most accessible to people since ALT0 and ALT1 rely on technical knowledge in algebra. Nominator only has 18 nominations and does not need a 2nd QPQ at this time (20 nominations required). lullabying (talk) 05:14, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

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Stop misappropriating facts and history. The Arabs did nothing more than translate and preserve texts and did not add a line to the body of already known mathematical theories.  Basic roots of Algebra can be traced to Diophantus and Theon and Algebra is derived from the word Algorithms, it is so obvious.  Plus the alphabet is used for the equations and not the Arabic script.

 Now, after the acceptance of the finding of the two Greek mathematicians and the publication, after a crisis, in one of the strictest journals in the field, in the Japanese SCIAMVS (14, 2013 41-57), we can say that now they will probably be traced to different direction the basic roots of Algebra. Diophantus and Theon point in this direction. 2A02:85F:F80C:D100:9C0:4C78:DDF4:7AC1 (talk) 11:54, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

Umm... can you clarify what does that means? I cannot comprehend your words. Dedhert.Jr (talk) 13:27, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

nothing more than translate and preserve texts – this is directly contradicted by your cited source, which (in the one relevant half-sentence) describes the flourishing of algebra in the Islamic world. –jacobolus (t) 23:20, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

The IP seems to suggest that the Arabs did not make any significant contribution to algebra. This goes against what the sources in our article say and, as jacobolus has pointed out, is not even supported by the source they refer to. Phlsph7 (talk) 07:51, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

Agreed, it is very well-known that Arabic contributions to algebra were significant. Mathwriter2718 (talk) 20:42, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

For what it's worth, there are some other point of confusion here. The word algorithm comes from the name Al-Khwārizmī. The word algebra comes from Al-Khwārizmī's book Al-Jabr (al-Kitāb al-Mukhtaṣar fī Ḥisāb al-Jabr wal-Muqābalah) which was translated into Latin as Liber Algebrae et Almucabola. What we call "algebra" today, i.e. pushing alphabetic symbols around using mathematical notation, is formally quite different than the kind of algebra from Theon or Al-Khwārizmī. The solution steps may be conceptually the same, but modern conventions for labeling variable quantities, writing equations, etc. developed starting in the 16th century. –jacobolus (t) 17:22, 9 June 2024 (UTC)