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What are the major subdisciplines of modern mathematics, as represented in the text?
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?
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?
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?
What do the fundamental truths of mathematics according to the text?
What do proofs in mathematics consist of according to the text?
What do proofs in mathematics consist of according to the text?
In which fields is mathematics essential according to the text?
In which fields is mathematics essential according to the text?
What is the word 'mathematics' derived from?
What is the word 'mathematics' derived from?
Which mathematical concept first appeared in Greek mathematics?
Which mathematical concept first appeared in Greek mathematics?
In what century were algebra and infinitesimal calculus introduced as new fields?
In what century were algebra and infinitesimal calculus introduced as new fields?
What led to a correlated increase in the development of mathematical innovations and scientific discoveries?
What led to a correlated increase in the development of mathematical innovations and scientific discoveries?
Which term was used to mean 'learners' in Pythagoreanism, rather than 'mathematicians' in the modern sense?
Which term was used to mean 'learners' in Pythagoreanism, rather than 'mathematicians' in the modern sense?
What did the term 'mathematics' commonly mean in Latin and English until around 1700?
What did the term 'mathematics' commonly mean in Latin and English until around 1700?
What did Saint Augustine's warning about mathematici mean?
What did Saint Augustine's warning about mathematici mean?
What does mathēmatikós (μαθηματικός) mean?
What does mathēmatikós (μαθηματικός) mean?
What did mathēmatikḗ tékhnē (μαθηματικὴ τέχνη; Latin: ars mathematica) mean?
What did mathēmatikḗ tékhnē (μαθηματικὴ τέχνη; Latin: ars mathematica) mean?
