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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?
- Logic, differential equations, combinatorics, and set theory
- Calculus, trigonometry, algebra, and statistics
- Number theory, algebra, geometry, and analysis (correct)
- Arithmetic, calculus, topology, and probability
What does most mathematical activity involve?
What does most mathematical activity involve?
- Memorization of formulas and algorithms
- Experimental testing of mathematical conjectures
- Application of statistical methods to real-world problems
- Discovery of properties of abstract objects and the use of pure reason to prove them (correct)
What do proofs in mathematics consist of?
What do proofs in mathematics consist of?
- A series of experimental demonstrations
- A succession of applications of deductive rules to already established results (correct)
- Logical guesses based on observed patterns
- A collection of statistical data supporting a hypothesis
What are the entities in modern mathematics stipulated to have?
What are the entities in modern mathematics stipulated to have?
What do the results in mathematical proofs include?
What do the results in mathematical proofs include?
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