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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. What god within Hinduism represents both creator and destroyer?
2. What in graphical perspective refers to a point in the picture plane π that is determined by a line in space?
3. The introduction of nothingness and zero into Jewish theology led in part to what offshoot Jewish mysticism?
4. The system that equipped the USS Yorktown in 1996 and 1997 was predicted to save $2.8 million per year by reducing the ship’s complement by what percentage?
5. What term refers to the worship of multiple deities?
Short Essay Questions
1. How are multiplication and division involving zero described in Chapter 1, “Nothing Doing”?
2. What mathematical advancements were made by the ancient Egyptians?
3. What caused the USS Yorktown to have a computer meltdown in 1997, according to the author in Chapter 0, “Null and Void”? How is the ship described?
4. How did zero enter into Indian mathematics, according to the author in Chapter 3, “Nothing Ventured”?
5. How does the author describe the early counting systems of prehistoric mathematics in Chapter 1, “Nothing Doing”?
6. How did Filippo Brunelleschi introduce the concept of zero to the Italian Renaissance?
7. Where does the author claim zero was “born” in Chapter 1, “Nothing Doing”? How was zero involved in early mathematics?
8. How did the Protestant Reformation influence the Aristotelian philosophy in the West?
9. How are ancient Babylonian mathematics described in Chapter 1, “Nothing Doing”?
10. How does the author describe the ancient Greek and Roman mathematical systems in Chapter 1, “Nothing Doing”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the advancements made in mathematics, music, and philosophy by Pythagoras. What is the Pythagorean Theorem? When was it developed? What were the beliefs of the Pythagoreans?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the work and discoveries of René Descartes, and the development of the Cartesian coordinate system. How did the Cartesian coordinate system affect geometry and algebra? How did Descartes relate his mathematical discoveries to his philosophies and theological beliefs?
Essay Topic 3
Define and discuss imaginary numbers and their impact on algebra and mathematic philosophy. Who discovered imaginary numbers and when? How do imaginary numbers behave in comparison to real numbers?
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