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What are the major subdisciplines of modern mathematics?
What are the major subdisciplines of modern mathematics?
- Calculus, statistics, trigonometry, and topology
- Logic, set theory, combinatorics, and abstract algebra
- Number theory, algebra, geometry, and analysis (correct)
- Differential equations, linear algebra, probability, and discrete mathematics
What does most mathematical activity involve?
What does most mathematical activity involve?
- Discovery of properties of abstract objects and the use of pure reason to prove them (correct)
- Experimentation with physical phenomena to derive mathematical principles
- Application of statistical methods to analyze data sets
- Calculation of numerical approximations for complex problems
What do the fundamental truths of mathematics remain independent from?
What do the fundamental truths of mathematics remain independent from?
- Technological advancements
- Logic and reasoning
- Scientific experimentation (correct)
- Historical developments in mathematics
What do mathematicians not have a general consensus on?
What do mathematicians not have a general consensus on?
What are the entities in modern mathematics stipulated to have?
What are the entities in modern mathematics stipulated to have?
In which areas is mathematics essential?
In which areas is mathematics essential?
What is the term for areas of mathematics that are developed independently from any application?
What is the term for areas of mathematics that are developed independently from any application?
Which mathematician is associated with the problem of integer factorization?
Which mathematician is associated with the problem of integer factorization?
What concept first appeared in Greek mathematics, notably in Euclid's Elements?
What concept first appeared in Greek mathematics, notably in Euclid's Elements?
What did the foundational crisis of mathematics lead to at the end of the 19th century?
What did the foundational crisis of mathematics lead to at the end of the 19th century?
What does the word 'mathematics' come from in Ancient Greek?
What does the word 'mathematics' come from in Ancient Greek?
What did the term 'mathematics' commonly mean in Latin and English until around 1700?
What did the term 'mathematics' commonly mean in Latin and English until around 1700?
Which main school of thought in Pythagoreanism was known as the mathēmatikoi?
Which main school of thought in Pythagoreanism was known as the mathēmatikoi?
What did Saint Augustine warn Christians to beware of in relation to 'mathematici'?
What did Saint Augustine warn Christians to beware of in relation to 'mathematici'?
'Mathēmatikḗ tékhnē' meant 'the mathematical art' in Ancient Greek; what is its Latin equivalent?
'Mathēmatikḗ tékhnē' meant 'the mathematical art' in Ancient Greek; what is its Latin equivalent?
