10 Questions
What are the major subdisciplines of modern mathematics?
Number theory, algebra, geometry, and analysis
What does most mathematical activity involve?
Discovery of properties of abstract objects and the use of pure reason to prove them
What do mathematical objects consist of in modern mathematics?
Abstractions from nature or entities stipulated to have certain properties
What does a proof in mathematics consist of?
A succession of applications of deductive rules to already established results
What are considered as starting points of a mathematical theory in modern mathematics?
Axioms and basic properties stipulated to be true
What are the major subareas of mathematical logic?
Model theory, proof theory, set theory, and recursion theory
What did David Hilbert's program in the early 20th century aim to prove?
The consistency of foundational theories
What is a common focus of research in mathematical logic?
Mathematical properties of formal systems of logic
What did the results of Kurt Gödel, Gerhard Gentzen, and others provide partial resolution to?
David Hilbert's program
What motivated the study of mathematical logic since its inception?
The study of foundations of mathematics
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