15 Questions
What are the major subdisciplines of modern mathematics?
Number theory, algebra, geometry, and analysis
What is the main activity involved in mathematics?
Discovery of properties of abstract objects and the use of pure reason to prove them
What do mathematical proofs consist of?
A succession of applications of deductive rules to already established results
How are fundamental truths of mathematics related to scientific experimentation?
Independent from any scientific experimentation
In which areas is mathematics essential?
Natural sciences, engineering, medicine, finance, computer science, and social sciences
What are mathematical objects stipulated to have?
Certain properties called axioms
What is the etymological meaning of the word 'mathematics'?
That which is learnt or what one gets to know
Which areas of mathematics are often grouped under applied mathematics?
Statistics and game theory
What problem had no practical application before its use in the RSA cryptosystem?
The problem of integer factorization
What was primarily divided into geometry and arithmetic until the 16th and 17th centuries?
Manipulation of natural numbers and fractions
What does the adjective 'mathēmatikós' mean?
Related to learning or studious
What did the term 'mathematics' commonly mean in Latin, and in English until around 1700?
Astrology
What did Saint Augustine's warning about 'mathematici' actually refer to?
'Astrologers' or 'astronomers'
Who likely constrained the use of the word 'mathematics' to just the study of arithmetic and geometry?
Pythagoras
What did the foundational crisis of mathematics lead to at the end of the 19th century?
'Systematization of the axiomatic method'
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