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In modern mathematics, which are the major subdisciplines representing the topics of numbers, formulas, shapes, and quantities?
In modern mathematics, which are the major subdisciplines representing the topics of numbers, formulas, shapes, and quantities?
- Topology, differential equations, combinatorics, and graph theory
- Number theory, algebra, geometry, and analysis (correct)
- Linear algebra, probability, trigonometry, and calculus
- Set theory, calculus, statistics, and logic
What is the most common activity in mathematics that involves the discovery of properties of abstract objects and the use of pure reason to prove them?
What is the most common activity in mathematics that involves the discovery of properties of abstract objects and the use of pure reason to prove them?
- The discovery of properties of abstract objects (correct)
- Data analysis and interpretation
- Experimentation and observation
- Statistical modeling and hypothesis testing
What is essential in the natural sciences, engineering, medicine, finance, computer science, and the social sciences?
What is essential in the natural sciences, engineering, medicine, finance, computer science, and the social sciences?
- Mathematical reasoning (correct)
- Geometrical reasoning
- Algebraic thinking
- Statistical analysis
What consists of a succession of applications of deductive rules to already established results in mathematics?
What consists of a succession of applications of deductive rules to already established results in mathematics?
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What do the fundamental truths of mathematics remain independent from?
What do the fundamental truths of mathematics remain independent from?
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