Mathematics: Structure and Subdisciplines

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Which subdiscipline of mathematics is concerned with the study of numbers and their properties?

  • Analysis
  • Number theory (correct)
  • Algebra
  • Geometry

What type of reasoning is primarily used to prove properties of abstract objects in mathematics?

  • Analogical reasoning
  • Abductive reasoning
  • Deductive reasoning (correct)
  • Inductive reasoning

In modern mathematics, what are entities stipulated to have certain properties called?

  • Hypotheses
  • Axioms (correct)
  • Conjectures
  • Theorems

Which field extensively uses mathematics for modeling phenomena such as population growth and infectious disease spread?

<p>Social sciences (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the fundamental truths of mathematics independent from?

<p>Scientific experimentation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which area of knowledge includes topics related to shapes and the spaces in which they are contained?

<p>Geometry (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best represents the concept of 'pure mathematics'?

<p>Mathematics developed independently of any practical application (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the problem of integer factorization find its practical application?

<p>During the 16th and 17th centuries (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the etymology of the word 'mathematics' according to the text?

<p>It comes from Ancient Greek máthēma, meaning 'that which is learnt' (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the term 'mathematics' commonly associated with in Latin and English until around 1700?

<p>Astrology (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which mathematical concept first appeared in Greek mathematics, notably in Euclid's Elements?

<p>Proof and mathematical rigour (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What led to a correlated increase in the development of mathematical innovations and scientific discoveries?

<p>The interaction between mathematical innovations and scientific discoveries (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Saint Augustine's warning about 'mathematici' mean?

<p>'Mathematici' means astrologers or astronomers (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the Pythagoreans primarily constrain the use of the word 'mathematics' to?

<p>'Mathematics' as a study of arithmetic and geometry (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the narrower and more technical meaning of the word 'mathematics' in Classical times?

<p>'Mathematics' as a study related to learning and science (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the change in meaning of the term 'mathematics' result in during 1500 to 1800?

<p>'Mathematics' gradually shifted from astrology to its present meaning (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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