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What are the major subdisciplines of modern mathematics as mentioned in the text?
What are the major subdisciplines of modern mathematics as mentioned in the text?
- Set theory, combinatorics, calculus, and logic
- Differential equations, linear algebra, probability, and discrete mathematics
- Number theory, algebra, geometry, and analysis (correct)
- Calculus, statistics, trigonometry, and topology
What is the primary activity in mathematics according to the text?
What is the primary activity in mathematics according to the text?
- Experimental testing of mathematical theories
- Development of mathematical software and tools
- Application of mathematical models to natural phenomena
- Discovery of properties of abstract objects and use of pure reason to prove them (correct)
What do proofs in mathematics consist of?
What do proofs in mathematics consist of?
- Visual demonstrations and experiments
- A succession of applications of deductive rules to already established results (correct)
- Statistical analysis and probability calculations
- Empirical evidence and experimental data
What are the fundamental truths of mathematics independent from according to the text?
What are the fundamental truths of mathematics independent from according to the text?
In which fields is mathematics essential according to the text?
In which fields is mathematics essential according to the text?
What do mathematicians not have a general consensus about according to the text?
What do mathematicians not have a general consensus about according to the text?
Which of the following best describes the relationship between applied mathematics and pure mathematics?
Which of the following best describes the relationship between applied mathematics and pure mathematics?
What did the problem of integer factorization, dating back to Euclid in 300 BC, have no practical application before?
What did the problem of integer factorization, dating back to Euclid in 300 BC, have no practical application before?
When did algebra and infinitesimal calculus become introduced as new fields of mathematics?
When did algebra and infinitesimal calculus become introduced as new fields of mathematics?
What does the word 'mathematics' come from?
What does the word 'mathematics' come from?
What did the term 'mathematics' more commonly mean in Latin and English until around 1700?
What did the term 'mathematics' more commonly mean in Latin and English until around 1700?
What does the word mathēmatikḗ tékhnē (μαθηματικὴ τέχνη) refer to?
What does the word mathēmatikḗ tékhnē (μαθηματικὴ τέχνη) refer to?
What did one of the two main schools of thought in Pythagoreanism, known as the mathēmatikoi (μαθηματικοί), mean at the time?
What did one of the two main schools of thought in Pythagoreanism, known as the mathēmatikoi (μαθηματικοί), mean at the time?
What did Saint Augustine's warning about mathematici mean?
What did Saint Augustine's warning about mathematici mean?
'Mathematical study' had what meaning even in Classical times?
'Mathematical study' had what meaning even in Classical times?
