Book:Omar Khayyam/On the Proofs of the Problems of Algebra and Muqabala

Omar Khayyam: On the Proofs of the Problems of Algebra and Muqabala

Published $\text {c. 1075}$

Subject Matter

• Cubic Equations

Contents

• Classification of cubic equations into $14$ kinds, and solving them all by the use of conic sections

Also known as

On the Proofs of the Problems of Algebra and Muqabala by Omar Khayyam is also known just as Algebra.

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Omar Khayyam (c. 1048-c. 1122)
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Omar Khayyam (c.1048-c.1122)
• 2008: Ian Stewart: Taming the Infinite ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $4$: Lure of the Unknown: Cubic equations