Journey Through Genius: The Great Theorems of Mathematics Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What did Cantor's beliefs lead him to think? (from Cantor and the Transfinite Realm)

That he was seeing God when he worked on equations.

That he was God.

That he was tapping into the nature of God by delving into the infinite.

That he was learning about the origins of God.

2.

What did Dunham discuss for many pages in this chapter? (from Heron's Formula for Triangular Area)

Heron's origins of the universe.

Heron's complicated proof.

Heron's religious beliefs-

Heron's political tendancy.

3.

As described by Dunham, what did Archimedes demonstrate first in his proof on pi? (from Archimedes' Determination of Circular Area)

Area of a circle is equal to that of a right triangle that has one leg equal to the circle's hypotenuse and the other leg equal to the circle's circumference.

Area of a circle is equal to that of a right triangle that has one leg equal to the circle's diameter and the other leg equal to the circle's circumference.

Area of a circle is equal to that of a right triangle that has one leg equal to the circle's radius and the other leg equal to the circle's diameter.

Area of a circle is equal to that of a right triangle that has one leg equal to the circle's radius and the other leg equal to the circle's circumference.

4.

Who else, besides Newton, independently discovered a calculus method? (from A Gem from Isaac Newton)

Pierre de Fermat.

Gottfried Leibniz.

Isaac Barrow.

John Napier.

5.

How did Gauss feel about his best work? (from A Sampler of Euler's Number Theory)

He was confident that his students would find it of great importance.

He was unceratin if it would be accepted by his collegues.

He was uncertain if it was useful.

He was confident that it would change mathematics.

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