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What are mathematicians who work in the field of geometry called?

  • Calculusian
  • Geometer (correct)
  • Arithmetician
  • Algebraist

    • What did Carl Friedrich Gauss' Theorema Egregium assert?

  • Gaussian curvature depends on the specific embedding in a Euclidean space
  • Gaussian curvature of a surface is independent from any specific embedding in a Euclidean space (correct)
  • Gaussian curvature is not relevant in Euclidean space
  • Gaussian curvature is only applicable to non-Euclidean spaces

    • What was geometry almost exclusively devoted to until the 19th century?

  • Euclidean geometry (correct)
  • Analytic geometry
  • Non-Euclidean geometry
  • Algebraic geometry

    • What is geometry concerned with?

    <p>Properties of space such as distance, shape, size, and relative position of figures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what area of mathematics are methods of algebraic geometry fundamental?

    <p>Wiles's proof of Fermat's Last Theorem</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the fundamental concepts included in Euclidean geometry?

    <p>Point, line, plane, distance, angle, surface, and curve</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what area did Carl Friedrich Gauss make a remarkable discovery with Theorema Egregium?

    <p>Gaussian curvature of a surface</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What problem was Wiles's proof of Fermat's Last Theorem stated in terms of?

    <p>Elementary arithmetic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the branch of mathematics concerned with properties of space such as distance, shape, size, and relative position of figures?

    <p>Geometry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are mathematicians who work in the field of geometry called?

    <p>Geometer</p> Signup and view all the answers

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