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What does most mathematical activity involve?
What does most mathematical activity involve?
- Memorization of formulas and algorithms
- Discovery of properties of abstract objects and use of pure reason to prove them (correct)
- Application of statistical methods to solve problems
- Experimentation with physical objects to derive mathematical principles
What do mathematical objects in modern mathematics consist of?
What do mathematical objects in modern mathematics consist of?
- Physical representations of mathematical concepts
- Empirical data obtained from experiments
- Abstractions from nature or entities stipulated to have certain properties (correct)
- Observable phenomena with quantifiable characteristics
What are the major subdisciplines of modern mathematics?
What are the major subdisciplines of modern mathematics?
- Probability, combinatorics, differential equations, and set theory
- Arithmetic, calculus, trigonometry, and statistics
- Number theory, algebra, geometry, and analysis (correct)
- Algebra, calculus, topology, and logic
What does a proof in mathematics consist of?
What does a proof in mathematics consist of?
What are the starting points of a mathematical theory?
What are the starting points of a mathematical theory?
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