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What is the main goal of physics?

To define the boundaries of physics

To understand how the universe behaves (correct)

To study matter

To study natural philosophy

What is a scientist who specializes in the field of physics called?

Biologist

Chemist

Physicist (correct)

Astronomer

Which is one of the oldest academic disciplines?

Biology

Chemistry

Mathematics

Physics (correct)

Which disciplines were part of natural philosophy for much of the past two millennia?

Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and certain branches of Mathematics Signup and view all the answers

Which areas of research does physics intersect with?

Biophysics and Quantum Chemistry Signup and view all the answers

What does most mathematical activity involve?

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

What is the role of axioms in modern mathematics?

To have certain properties, as stipulated Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is not a major subdiscipline of modern mathematics?

Physics Signup and view all the answers

What does a proof in mathematics consist of?

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

What is the common consensus among mathematicians about their academic discipline?

There is no general consensus about a common definition for their academic discipline Signup and view all the answers

What are the major subdisciplines representing the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and spaces, and quantities and their changes in modern mathematics?

Number theory, algebra, geometry, analysis Signup and view all the answers

What is the nature of objects that most mathematical activity involves the discovery of their properties?

Abstract objects Signup and view all the answers

In the context of mathematics, what are axioms?

Entities stipulated to have certain properties Signup and view all the answers

What does a mathematical proof consist of?

Succession of applications of deductive rules to already established results Signup and view all the answers

What is the general consensus among mathematicians about a common definition for their academic discipline?

There is no general consensus Signup and view all the answers

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Questions and Answers

What is the main goal of physics?

What is a scientist who specializes in the field of physics called?

Which is one of the oldest academic disciplines?

Which disciplines were part of natural philosophy for much of the past two millennia?

Which areas of research does physics intersect with?

What does most mathematical activity involve?

What is the role of axioms in modern mathematics?

Which of the following is not a major subdiscipline of modern mathematics?

What does a proof in mathematics consist of?

What is the common consensus among mathematicians about their academic discipline?

What are the major subdisciplines representing the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and spaces, and quantities and their changes in modern mathematics?

What is the nature of objects that most mathematical activity involves the discovery of their properties?

In the context of mathematics, what are axioms?

What does a mathematical proof consist of?

What is the general consensus among mathematicians about a common definition for their academic discipline?

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