10 Questions
What are the major subdisciplines of modern mathematics?
Number theory, algebra, geometry, and analysis
How is most mathematical activity described?
Involves the discovery of properties of abstract objects and the use of pure reason to prove them
What does a proof consist of in mathematics?
A succession of applications of deductive rules to already established results
In what areas is mathematics essential?
Natural sciences, engineering, medicine, finance, computer science, and the social sciences
What are some areas of mathematics that are often grouped under applied mathematics?
Statistics and game theory
Biologists use the scientific method to make observations, pose questions, generate hypotheses, perform experiments, and form conclusions about the ______ around them
world
Biology is the scientific study of ______
life
All organisms are made up of cells that process hereditary information encoded in ______
genes
Life on Earth emerged more than 3.7 billion years ago and is immensely ______
diverse
All organisms are able to regulate their own internal ______
environments
Test your knowledge of the fundamental topics and subdisciplines in mathematics with this quiz. Explore numbers, formulas, shapes, and quantities, and their representations in number theory, algebra, geometry, and analysis.
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