The Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing
Al-kitab al-mukhtasar fi hisab al-jabr wal-muqabala
papers articles
scientific paper
book
core
planned
Creators
- Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, author
Canon Rationale
A core algebra text, included for systematic algebraic problem solving, Arabic mathematical science, and the historical formation of algebra as a named discipline.
Evidence
- handbook: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 'al-Khwarizmi'.
- museum record: Internet Archive record for an English translation of al-Khwarizmi's algebra.
Audit Flags
translation dependency, version dependency
Completion unit: read a selected or complete translation of the algebra treatise, with historical notes.