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What are the major subdisciplines of modern mathematics?
What are the major subdisciplines of modern mathematics?
- Geometry, algebra, calculus, and statistics
- Number theory, algebra, geometry, and analysis (correct)
- Arithmetic, calculus, topology, and algebra
- Calculus, trigonometry, statistics, and probability
What does most mathematical activity involve?
What does most mathematical activity involve?
- Empirical evidence and data analysis
- The discovery of properties of abstract objects and the use of pure reason to prove them (correct)
- Experimental testing and observation
- Conjectures and hypotheses
What are the essential applications of mathematics?
What are the essential applications of mathematics?
- Literature, history, art, philosophy, and linguistics
- Technology, agriculture, architecture, and geography
- Natural sciences, engineering, medicine, finance, computer science, and social sciences (correct)
- Physics, chemistry, biology, and astronomy
What do the fundamental truths of mathematics depend on?
What do the fundamental truths of mathematics depend on?
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Which areas of mathematics are often grouped under applied mathematics?
Which areas of mathematics are often grouped under applied mathematics?
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