Are algebra and algorithms the same thing?

So... his name was immortalized as Algorithm (that part of his name is actually pronounced as Al-Khwarizmi, meaning "the man from Khwarizm). Now, for the fun part... read more

Algebra is concerned a lot with the structure of mathematics. While algorithms are instructions on how to perform calculations. read more

Algorithms are just a procedure used to solve a problem. Just like algebra. Algorithms use algebra to define the steps of the algorithm. They can get some pretty complicated algebra though - and incorporate other mathematics as well. read more