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What are mathematicians who work in the field of geometry called?
What are mathematicians who work in the field of geometry called?
- Calculusian
- Geometer (correct)
- Arithmetician
- Algebraist
What did Carl Friedrich Gauss' Theorema Egregium assert?
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?
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?
What is geometry concerned with?
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In what area of mathematics are methods of algebraic geometry fundamental?
In what area of mathematics are methods of algebraic geometry fundamental?
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What are the fundamental concepts included in Euclidean geometry?
What are the fundamental concepts included in Euclidean geometry?
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In what area did Carl Friedrich Gauss make a remarkable discovery with Theorema Egregium?
In what area did Carl Friedrich Gauss make a remarkable discovery with Theorema Egregium?
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What problem was Wiles's proof of Fermat's Last Theorem stated in terms of?
What problem was Wiles's proof of Fermat's Last Theorem stated in terms of?
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What is the branch of mathematics concerned with properties of space such as distance, shape, size, and relative position of figures?
What is the branch of mathematics concerned with properties of space such as distance, shape, size, and relative position of figures?
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What are mathematicians who work in the field of geometry called?
What are mathematicians who work in the field of geometry called?
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