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What is the nature of the objects involved in mathematical activity based on the text?
What is the nature of the objects involved in mathematical activity based on the text?
What are the major subdisciplines of mathematics based on the text?
What are the major subdisciplines of mathematics based on the text?
What does a proof in mathematics consist of according to the text?
What does a proof in mathematics consist of according to the text?
In what fields is mathematics essential according to the text?
In what fields is mathematics essential according to the text?
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What are the fundamental truths of mathematics independent from according to the text?
What are the fundamental truths of mathematics independent from according to the text?
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What do mathematicians engage in mostly according to the text?
What do mathematicians engage in mostly according to the text?
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What is the etymological meaning of the word 'mathematics'?
What is the etymological meaning of the word 'mathematics'?
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Which area of mathematics is often grouped under applied mathematics?
Which area of mathematics is often grouped under applied mathematics?
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What word did the term 'mathematics' commonly mean in Latin and English until around 1700?
What word did the term 'mathematics' commonly mean in Latin and English until around 1700?
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Which mathematical concept first appeared in Greek mathematics, notably in Euclid's Elements?
Which mathematical concept first appeared in Greek mathematics, notably in Euclid's Elements?
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What led to a correlated increase in the development of both mathematical innovations and scientific discoveries?
What led to a correlated increase in the development of both mathematical innovations and scientific discoveries?
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What was the narrower and more technical meaning of the word 'mathematics' in Classical times?
What was the narrower and more technical meaning of the word 'mathematics' in Classical times?
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Which school of thought in Pythagoreanism was known as the mathēmatikoi?
Which school of thought in Pythagoreanism was known as the mathēmatikoi?
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What did mathēmatikḗ tékhnē (μαθηματικὴ τέχνη) mean in Latin?
What did mathēmatikḗ tékhnē (μαθηματικὴ τέχνη) mean in Latin?
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What did Saint Augustine's warning about mathematici mean?
What did Saint Augustine's warning about mathematici mean?
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What led to a dramatic increase in the number of mathematical areas and their fields of application at the end of the 19th century?
What led to a dramatic increase in the number of mathematical areas and their fields of application at the end of the 19th century?
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What is the purpose of finding the function g(x) such that g'(x) = f(x)?
What is the purpose of finding the function g(x) such that g'(x) = f(x)?
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Who developed the theory of integration?
Who developed the theory of integration?
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What does '�f(x)·dx = g(x) + c' represent?
What does '�f(x)·dx = g(x) + c' represent?
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What does the family of curves represented by 'f(x) = x^2 + c' imply?
What does the family of curves represented by 'f(x) = x^2 + c' imply?
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What does 'f ' (x) = 2x' represent?
What does 'f ' (x) = 2x' represent?
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What is the nature of '�f(x)·dx = g(x)' in terms of mathematical activity?
What is the nature of '�f(x)·dx = g(x)' in terms of mathematical activity?
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What is the slope of the tangent to the curve y = x^2 at the point (2, 4)?
What is the slope of the tangent to the curve y = x^2 at the point (2, 4)?
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What is the slope of the tangent to the curve y = x^2 + 4 at the point (2, 8)?
What is the slope of the tangent to the curve y = x^2 + 4 at the point (2, 8)?
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What is the slope of the tangent to the curve y = x^2 - 5 at the point (2, -1)?
What is the slope of the tangent to the curve y = x^2 - 5 at the point (2, -1)?
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According to Theorem 1, what is the integral of [f(x) + g(x)] with respect to x?
According to Theorem 1, what is the integral of [f(x) + g(x)] with respect to x?
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According to Theorem 2, what is the integral of [f(x) - g(x)] with respect to x?
According to Theorem 2, what is the integral of [f(x) - g(x)] with respect to x?
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What is the integral of k * f(x) with respect to x, according to Theorem 3?
What is the integral of k * f(x) with respect to x, according to Theorem 3?
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In the solved example, what is the integral of (x^3 + 3x) with respect to x?
In the solved example, what is the integral of (x^3 + 3x) with respect to x?
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What is the integral of sin x with respect to x?
What is the integral of sin x with respect to x?
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What is the integral of tan x with respect to x?
What is the integral of tan x with respect to x?
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What is the integral of cosec^2 x with respect to x?
What is the integral of cosec^2 x with respect to x?
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