Tag: <span>factoring</span>

02.01 Why is algebra important?

(approximately 1 minute reading, 25 minute video, a ten minute article, a twenty minute puzzle and three ten to twenty minute review quizzes) The term “Algebra” came from the Arabic word “Aljaber”, which means “restoring the broken”. The father of algebra is Alkhwarizmi, whose book is “Aljaber wa Almuqabala”, which …

02.04 How is online data and credit card information kept safe?

(approximately 1 minute reading and a 20 minute activity) Photo by CardMapr.nl on Unsplash Cryptography uses factoring and polynomials to build and break systems. If you watched the movie The Imitation Game, it is all about cryptography and how they were trying to decode transmissions sent during the World Wars. …