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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. When was Lord Kelvin born?
2. The antiparticle of the electron is called what?
3. What refers to a now-obsolete theory and model developed as an alternative to the Big Bang theory of the universe's origin?
4. An electron has what kind of electric charge?
5. Georg Cantor is best known as the inventor of what fundamental theory in mathematics?
Short Essay Questions
1. What problem do black holes present in physics, according to the author in Chapter 8, “Zero Hour at Ground Zero”?
2. How old is the universe estimated to be by astronomers today? How did they calculate this age?
3. The author states in Chapter 6, “Infinity’s Twin” that before imaginary numbers could be accepted, several developments had to occur. Which was the first?
4. How were Georg Cantor’s mathematical principles applied to his theology? Who disagreed with his vision and why?
5. What discovery did Friedrich Riemann make in the field of projective geometry?
6. How did the discovery of imaginary numbers affect the study of algebra?
7. What discovery did Georg Cantor make regarding different types of infinities? How are these types defined?
8. How did l’Hopital address the problem of zero, according to the author in Chapter 5, “Infinite Zeros and Infidel Mathematicians”?
9. Who discovered “absolute zero”? How is absolute zero defined in Chapter 7, “Absolute Zeros”?
10. What was discovered by Albert Einstein’s solution to the photoelectric effect?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the biography and works of Leonardo Fibonacci during the Middle Ages, and Fibonacci’s influence in spreading the Hindu–Arabic numeral system in Europe. What is the Fibonacci number sequence? What works did Fibonacci write?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the development of mathematics within Jewish culture and society, as well as the Jewish relationship with the Aristotelian world view and the work of Maimonides. Why did the Aristotelian viewpoint contradict Jewish belief? How did Maimonides approach this problem?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the origins, history, and evolution of mathematics in ancient Egypt. How was geometry developed in Egypt? How did the Egyptians use mathematics in the creation of the pyramids? How did the Nile relate to their use of mathematics?
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