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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. The antiparticle of the electron is called what?
(a) Neutron.
(b) Proton.
(c) Derivative.
(d) Positron.

2. Johannes Kepler used calculus to determine that planets had what, according to the author in Chapter 5, “Infinite Zeros and Infidel Mathematicians”?
(a) Movement.
(b) Circular movement.
(c) Elliptical orbits.
(d) Circular orbits.

3. Georg Cantor is best known as the inventor of what fundamental theory in mathematics?
(a) Set theory.
(b) M-Theory.
(c) Quantum theory.
(d) String theory.

4. In quantum mechanics, the concept of de Broglie waves reflects what?
(a) The gravitational pull of the earth’s poles.
(b) The wave-particle duality of matter.
(c) The emergence of black holes.
(d) The Big Bang Theory.

5. When was Bernhard Riemann born?
(a) 1826.
(b) 1896.
(c) 1779.
(d) 1629.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Rayleigh–Jeans law revealed an important error in physics theory of its time. The law predicted an energy output that diverges towards infinity as wavelength approaches what?

2. In what year did Albert Einstein publish a paper that explained experimental data from the photoelectric effect, leading to the quantum revolution?

3. The author asserts in Chapter 8, “Zero Hour at Ground Zero” that today astronomers estimate the universe as being how old?

4. The name “electron” was introduced in 1891 by what Irish physicist?

5. In particle physics, what refers to a proposed symmetry of nature relating two basic classes of elementary particles: bosons and fermions?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Max Planck address the problem of the ultraviolet catastrophe?

2. Who created calculus? How did calculus differ from the other mathematical fields, according to the author in Chapter 5, “Infinite Zeros and Infidel Mathematicians”?

3. Who discovered “absolute zero”? How is absolute zero defined in Chapter 7, “Absolute Zeros”?

4. What problems were encountered in calculus with zero? How did zero apply to the physical world, according to the author in Chapter 5, “Infinite Zeros and Infidel Mathematicians”?

5. Who was Carl Gauss? What discovery did he make regarding imaginary numbers?

6. What problem does zero present when calculating tangent lines? What is a tangent?

7. How old is the universe estimated to be by astronomers today? How did they calculate this age?

8. How did l’Hopital address the problem of zero, according to the author in Chapter 5, “Infinite Zeros and Infidel Mathematicians”?

9. How were Georg Cantor’s mathematical principles applied to his theology? Who disagreed with his vision and why?

10. How did the field of quantum mechanics address the problem of zero in thermodynamics?

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