5 Questions
What does most mathematical activity involve?
Discovery of properties of abstract objects and use of pure reason to prove them
What do mathematical objects in modern mathematics consist of?
Abstractions from nature or entities stipulated to have certain properties
What are the major subdisciplines of modern mathematics?
Number theory, algebra, geometry, and analysis
What does a proof in mathematics consist of?
A succession of applications of deductive rules to already established results
What are the starting points of a mathematical theory?
Axioms and basic properties considered true
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