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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where did Grothendieck's father die?
2. After an exhibition of de Broglie's friend's paintings was horribly criticized, how long did de Broglie lock himself away and see no one but his sister?
3. Who influenced Louis-Victor Pierre Raymond de Broglie to study physics?
4. In 1925, what was the name of the woman on the island Heisenberg traveled to who devoted herself to his recovery?
5. When did Mochizuki prove one of Alexander Grothendieck's conjectures?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Labutut write about Heisenberg and his accomplishments?
2. When and how did Shinichi Mochizuki publish a proof for a + b = c?
3. How did Erwin Schrodinger become an international superstar?
4. What happened after Grothendieck resigned from the Institute of Advanced Scientific Studies in 1970?
5. What system did Heisenberg create using only direct observation?
6. How sick did Heisenberg get while he was at Heligoland?
7. Why did Grothendieck's professor Laurent Schwartz give him an article he published, and what did Grothendieck do with the article?
8. Who is Mochizuki?
9. How did Labutut summarize Einstein's opposition to quantum mechanics?
10. How did Labutut describe how Schrodinger created wave mechanics?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Schwarzchild created a makeshift telescope when he was seven. What accomplishments did Schwarzchild have by the time he was 28? Was he a prodigy?
Essay Topic 2
A frame story sets the scene for a story within a story. What is the frame story in ”The Heart of the Heart”? How does it reveal a connection between scientific study and an unstable mind?
Essay Topic 3
Mochizuki and Grothendieck’s research had to do with pure mathematics. What is the difference between pure and applied mathematics? Why are they both important?
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