Do most mathematicians know who Alkhawarizmi is?

Yes, many people (including me) studied basic Algebra and had our first contact with Algebra using a book known as Algebra by a Cuban Mathematician known as Aurelio Baldor. Al-Juarismi is in the cover of that book: And it's a pretty famous book,... read more

Yes, many people (including me) studied basic Algebra and had our first contact with Algebra using a book known as Algebra by a Cuban Mathematician known as Aurelio Baldor. read more

Al-Khwārizmī, in full Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī, (born c. 780—died c. 850), Muslim mathematician and astronomer whose major works introduced Hindu-Arabic numerals and the concepts of algebra into European mathematics. read more