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What are the major subdisciplines of modern mathematics?

  • Arithmetic, calculus, trigonometry, and statistics
  • Numerical analysis, topology, probability, and logic
  • Number theory, algebra, geometry, and analysis (correct)
  • Linear algebra, differential equations, combinatorics, and calculus
  • What is the primary method of mathematical proof?

  • Trial and error
  • Intuition and guesswork
  • Succession of applications of deductive rules (correct)
  • Empirical observation and experimentation
  • What do most mathematical activities involve?

  • Collection of empirical data
  • Application of statistical methods
  • Discovery of properties of abstract objects (correct)
  • Study of concrete and tangible phenomena
  • What do mathematical objects consist of in modern mathematics?

    <p>Abstractions from nature or entities stipulated to have certain properties</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the nature of mathematical axioms?

    <p>They are stipulated to have certain properties</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the major subdisciplines of modern mathematics?

    <p>Number theory, algebra, geometry, and analysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does mathematical activity primarily involve?

    <p>Discovery of properties of abstract objects and the use of pure reason to prove them</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do mathematical objects consist of in modern mathematics?

    <p>Entities that are stipulated to have certain properties, called axioms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a proof in mathematics consist of?

    <p>A succession of applications of deductive rules to already established results</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are considered as starting points of a theory in modern mathematics?

    <p>Some basic properties that are considered true</p> Signup and view all the answers

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