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What are the major subdisciplines of modern mathematics?
What are the major subdisciplines of modern mathematics?
- Probability, linear algebra, differential equations, and discrete mathematics
- Number theory, algebra, geometry, and analysis (correct)
- Abstract algebra, combinatorics, set theory, and logic
- Calculus, trigonometry, statistics, and topology
What is the main activity involved in mathematics?
What is the main activity involved in mathematics?
- Discovery of properties of abstract objects and the use of pure reason to prove them (correct)
- Experimental testing of hypotheses and empirical validation
- Modeling real-world phenomena using mathematical equations
- Data collection and statistical analysis
What do mathematical proofs consist of?
What do mathematical proofs consist of?
- Statistical analysis and hypothesis testing
- Empirical evidence and experimental data
- Conjectures and inductive reasoning
- A succession of applications of deductive rules to already established results (correct)
How are fundamental truths of mathematics related to scientific experimentation?
How are fundamental truths of mathematics related to scientific experimentation?
In which areas is mathematics essential?
In which areas is mathematics essential?
What are mathematical objects stipulated to have?
What are mathematical objects stipulated to have?
What is the etymological meaning of the word 'mathematics'?
What is the etymological meaning of the word 'mathematics'?
Which areas of mathematics are often grouped under applied mathematics?
Which areas of mathematics are often grouped under applied mathematics?
What problem had no practical application before its use in the RSA cryptosystem?
What problem had no practical application before its use in the RSA cryptosystem?
What was primarily divided into geometry and arithmetic until the 16th and 17th centuries?
What was primarily divided into geometry and arithmetic until the 16th and 17th centuries?
What does the adjective 'mathēmatikós' mean?
What does the adjective 'mathēmatikós' mean?
What did the term 'mathematics' commonly mean in Latin, and in English until around 1700?
What did the term 'mathematics' commonly mean in Latin, and in English until around 1700?
What did Saint Augustine's warning about 'mathematici' actually refer to?
What did Saint Augustine's warning about 'mathematici' actually refer to?
Who likely constrained the use of the word 'mathematics' to just the study of arithmetic and geometry?
Who likely constrained the use of the word 'mathematics' to just the study of arithmetic and geometry?
What did the foundational crisis of mathematics lead to at the end of the 19th century?
What did the foundational crisis of mathematics lead to at the end of the 19th century?
