NPR (Scott Neuman) - How 'algorithm' got its name from a 9th-century Persian mathematician
In the 9th century, Muhammad ibn Musa al-Kharizmi helped solidify the concept of algorithms in mathematics and popularized algebra and the use of the zero.
AMERICANTHINKER - Don’t know much about algebra
California seems dead set against American students excelling in STEM.
NYTIMES (Dana Goldstein) - San Francisco Killed 8th-Grade Algebra. Now It’s Set to Come Back.
The San Francisco school board will vote on a plan to restore algebra as an option at all middle schools, more than a decade after it was removed over equity concerns.
NPR (James Doubek) - From Descartes to punk rock, X has an extraordinary history
The letter X can be a lot of things: rebellious, mysterious, religious. For this Word of the Week, we examine its origins and many uses.
DAILYCALLER (Sean Hustedde) - Math Teacher Put On Indefinite Leave As ‘Fat-Shaming’ Algebra Quiz Investigated
Chan "punting" a fat kid