Journey Through Genius: The Great Theorems of Mathematics Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

William Dunham (mathematician)
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Journey Through Genius: The Great Theorems of Mathematics Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

William Dunham (mathematician)
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Sampler of Euler's Number Theory.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Euler's teacher?
(a) Jakob Bernoulli.
(b) Isaac Newton.
(c) Gottfried Leibniz.
(d) Johann Bernoulli.

2. Which of the following becomes an important definition in mathematics that was first presented in Elements?
(a) Intersection.
(b) Circle.
(c) 180 degree angle.
(d) Parallel line.

3. What did Gauss do with his best work?
(a) He published it.
(b) He gave it to his students.
(c) He did not publish it.
(d) He gave it to his son to publish.

4. What was Euclid's definition of a prime number?
(a) Numbers which can only be divided by themselves and 1.
(b) Numbers which contain an infinite number of composite numbers.
(c) Numbers which do not, and can not, contain a perfect number.
(d) Numbers which are divisible by 2.

5. Numbers whose divisor add up to itself, was considered which type of number according to Euclid?
(a) Even number.
(b) Composite number.
(c) Nominal number.
(d) Perfect number.

Short Answer Questions

1. Heron's work referred to the work of what other famous scholar?

2. According to Dunham, who was most able to collect knowledge from around the globe?

3. Which of the following best describes Archimedes as discussed by Dunham?

4. What did Apollonius work with in mathematics?

5. What was Hippocrates famous for?

(see the answer key)

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