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Mathematics: Number, Formulas, and Structures Quiz

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What are the major subdisciplines of modern mathematics, as represented in the text?

Differential equations, combinatorics, linear algebra, and discrete mathematics

Arithmetic, calculus, algebra, and topology

Number theory, algebra, geometry, and analysis (correct)

Calculus, trigonometry, statistics, and probability

What does mathematical activity primarily involve according to the text?

Experimentation to validate mathematical theories

Application of mathematical models in scientific research

Discovery of properties of abstract objects and use of pure reason to prove them (correct)

Observation of natural phenomena and their mathematical representation

What do mathematicians not have a general consensus about according to the text?

The role of experimentation in mathematical research

A common definition for their academic discipline (correct)

The application of mathematics in various fields

The importance of mathematical reasoning

What do the fundamental truths of mathematics according to the text?

They are independent from any scientific experimentation Signup and view all the answers

What do proofs in mathematics consist of according to the text?

A succession of applications of deductive rules to already established results Signup and view all the answers

In which fields is mathematics essential according to the text?

Natural sciences, engineering, medicine, finance, computer science, and social sciences Signup and view all the answers

What is the word 'mathematics' derived from?

Ancient Greek Signup and view all the answers

Which mathematical concept first appeared in Greek mathematics?

Proof Signup and view all the answers

In what century were algebra and infinitesimal calculus introduced as new fields?

16th and 17th centuries Signup and view all the answers

What led to a correlated increase in the development of mathematical innovations and scientific discoveries?

Interaction between mathematical innovations and scientific discoveries Signup and view all the answers

Which term was used to mean 'learners' in Pythagoreanism, rather than 'mathematicians' in the modern sense?

Mathēmatikós Signup and view all the answers

What did the term 'mathematics' commonly mean in Latin and English until around 1700?

Astrology Signup and view all the answers

What did Saint Augustine's warning about mathematici mean?

'Astrologers' Signup and view all the answers

What does mathēmatikós (μαθηματικός) mean?

All of the above' Signup and view all the answers

What did mathēmatikḗ tékhnē (μαθηματικὴ τέχνη; Latin: ars mathematica) mean?

'Mathematical art' Signup and view all the answers