Journey Through Genius: The Great Theorems of Mathematics Quiz

William Dunham (mathematician)
This Study Guide consists of approximately 26 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Journey Through Genius.

Journey Through Genius: The Great Theorems of Mathematics Quiz

William Dunham (mathematician)
This Study Guide consists of approximately 26 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Journey Through Genius.

Take our free Journey Through Genius quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What did Cantor's beliefs lead him to think? (from Cantor and the Transfinite Realm)

2.

Who challenged Tartaglia to a contest to solve cubic equations? (from Cardano and the Solution of the Cubic)

3.

Which of the following can not be solved using algebra? (from Cardano and the Solution of the Cubic)

4.

What is true about real numbers between 0 and 1? (from The Non-Denumerability of the Continuum)

5.

What did Dunham describe about the following series 1 + 2 + 3 + 4. . .? (from The Bernoullis and the Harmonic Series)

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