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What are the major subdisciplines of modern mathematics?
What are the major subdisciplines of modern mathematics?
- Algebra, Geometry, Calculus, and Statistics
- Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, and Calculus
- Number theory, Set theory, Geometry, and Calculus
- Number theory, Algebra, Geometry, and Analysis (correct)
What does a mathematical proof consist of?
What does a mathematical proof consist of?
- A series of logical arguments based on assumptions
- A set of calculations demonstrating the validity of a theorem
- A succession of applications of deductive rules to already established results (correct)
- A sequence of steps that proves an equation is correct
What are the objects in mathematical activity?
What are the objects in mathematical activity?
- Concepts defined by mathematical formulas
- Objects derived from physical phenomena
- Symbols used to represent numbers or variables
- Abstractions from nature or entities stipulated to have certain properties (axioms) (correct)