26 Questions
What are the major subdisciplines of modern mathematics as represented in the text?
Number theory, algebra, geometry, and analysis
What does most mathematical activity involve according to the text?
Discovery of properties of abstract objects using pure reason
What are the fundamental truths of mathematics independent from according to the text?
Any scientific experimentation
What is stipulated to have certain properties in modern mathematics?
Entities
What does a proof in mathematics consist of according to the text?
A succession of applications of deductive rules to already established results
In which academic disciplines is mathematics essential according to the text?
Natural sciences, engineering, medicine, finance, computer science, and social sciences
What is the narrower and more technical meaning of the word 'mathematics' in Classical times?
The study of numbers
Which of the following areas of mathematics had no practical application before its use in the RSA cryptosystem?
Statistics
In Greek mathematics, where did the concept of a proof and its associated mathematical rigour first appear?
Euclid's Elements
What did 'mathēmatikoi' mean in the context of Pythagoreanism?
Learners
In Latin and in English until around 1700, what did the term 'mathematics' more commonly mean?
Astrology
What was one of the two main schools of thought in Pythagoreanism known as?
'Learners'
What was the original meaning of the term 'mathematics' in Latin and English around 1700?
'Astrology'
What was the word 'mathematics' derived from in Ancient Greek?
'Mathematical study'
What did 'mathēmatikós' mean in Ancient Greek?
'Related to learning'
What did 'mathēmatikḗ tékhnē' mean in Ancient Greek?
'The mathematical art'
What does it mean for two figures to be congruent in geometry?
They have the same shape and size.
What is required for two sets of points to be called congruent?
They can be transformed into each other by a combination of rigid motions.
In elementary geometry, when are two line segments considered congruent?
If they have the same length.
What is the condition for two circles to be considered congruent?
They have the same diameter.
When do two plane figures in geometry imply that their corresponding characteristics are 'congruent' or 'equal'?
When their corresponding sides and angles are 'congruent' or 'equal'.
How can congruence of polygons be established graphically?
Match and label the corresponding vertices of the two figures, then draw a vector from one vertex to the corresponding vertex of the other figure, and apply translation, rotation, and reflection.
Which postulate states that if two pairs of angles of two triangles are equal in measurement, and the included sides are equal in length, then the triangles are congruent?
ASA (angle-side-angle)
What is the condition for two polygons with n sides to be congruent?
Having numerically identical sequences of sides and angles even if clockwise for one polygon and counterclockwise for the other.
What constitutes sufficient evidence for congruence between two triangles in Euclidean space?
Two pairs of sides equal in length and the included angles equal in measurement.
What do most definitions consider congruence to be?
A form of similarity.
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