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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When was Lord Kelvin born?
(a) 1824.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1798.
(d) 1898.
2. What term in theoretical physics refers to an extension of string theory in which 11 dimensions of spacetime are identified?
(a) Planck theory.
(b) Big Bang theory.
(c) Space theory.
(d) M-theory.
3. Approximately when did Johannes Kepler live?
(a) 1501-1559.
(b) 1611-1669.
(c) 1489-1550.
(d) 1571-1630.
4. The antiparticle of the electron is called what?
(a) Neutron.
(b) Derivative.
(c) Positron.
(d) Proton.
5. According to the author in Chapter 6, “Infinity's Twin,” “i” appears whenever one takes the square root of what?
(a) A fraction.
(b) Infinity.
(c) Zero.
(d) A negative number.
Short Answer Questions
1. The author says in Chapter 6, “Infinity’s Twin” that by employing the concept of infinity, Johannes Kepler showed that ellipses and what were the same?
2. When was Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica first published?
3. According to the author in Chapter 6, “Infinity’s Twin,” geometry shows that mathematically the north and south poles of spheres do what?
4. Bishop Berkeley was a philosopher whose primary achievement was the advancement of a theory he called what?
5. What term refers to a region of spacetime from which gravity prevents anything, including light, from escaping?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who was Carl Gauss? What discovery did he make regarding imaginary numbers?
2. What discovery did Friedrich Riemann make in the field of projective geometry?
3. What is expressed through the Rayleigh-Jeans law? How does this law relate to zero?
4. Who created calculus? How did calculus differ from the other mathematical fields, according to the author in Chapter 5, “Infinite Zeros and Infidel Mathematicians”?
5. How did the discovery of imaginary numbers affect the study of algebra?
6. How are electrons described in Chapter 8, “Zero Hour at Ground Zero”?
7. How did the field of quantum mechanics address the problem of zero in thermodynamics?
8. What problem does zero present when calculating tangent lines? What is a tangent?
9. How does the elimination of zero help general relativity theory, according to the author in Chapter 8, “Zero Hour at Ground Zero”?
10. How is string theory described by the author in Chapter 8, “Zero Hour at Ground Zero”?
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